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Cool Melon Soup

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Cool Melon Soup

Why it works: Tofu and onion work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 729 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Cool Melon Soup

Makes 6-8 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

386Calories
11 gProtein
31 gFat
14 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Melonnot in our table0
Chervilnot 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 epicurious. 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. Tofu + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together729 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Tofu + almondtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together49 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Butter + almondtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,245 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Sherry + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together660 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

  5. Sherry + almondtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together517 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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

Swap the melon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, sauce, sherry, vinegar, butter, onion, almond):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Melonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, sauce, sherry, vinegar, butter, onion, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.