Name: Venetian Rice & Pea Soup
Ingredients: 2 Tbs. unsalted butter; 1 shallot, minced; 1 celery stalk, chopped; 1/2 cup short-grain white rice, such as Arborio; 3 cups chicken broth; 2 cups frozen peas; 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 1 Tbs. minced fresh flat-leaf parsley; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Why it works: Shallot and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,737 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Venetian Rice & Pea Soup

Ingredients

2 Tbs. unsalted butter
1 shallot, minced
1 celery stalk, chopped
1/2 cup short-grain white rice, such as Arborio
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups frozen peas
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1 Tbs. minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

668Calories

47 gProtein

25 gFat

61 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Pea	1/2 cup (72g)	62
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,737 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,810 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Shallot + peastop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together173 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
Celery + ricetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,169 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, shallot, celery, rice, chicken, cheese, parsley):

Beansfits better
Chickpeafits better
Walnutfits better
Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, shallot, celery, rice, chicken, cheese, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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