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Edamame Snack

Edamame are green soybeans. Munch on them for an easy snack—they’re tasty and good for you, too.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Edamame Snack

Why it works: Sauce and sugar match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,147 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Edamame Snack

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

178Calories
13 gProtein
5 gFat
22 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Edamame1/2 cup (78g) shelled120
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Toasted Sesame Seednot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By williamssonoma. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Sauce + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Sauce + sesametop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together924 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Sesame + sugartop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,644 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the sesame

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, sugar):

  1. Chestnutfits better
  2. Cashew nutfits about as well
  3. Sesamethe original
  4. Pistachiofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.