Why it works: Beans and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,711 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
The recipe
2 servingsIngredients
Contains: fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Put the water and ginger slices in a pot, bring to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer and cook for 15 minutes to flavor the broth.
Add the Chinese long beans and chayote wedges to the simmering broth and cook for 5 minutes until they begin to soften.
Stir in the chopped bok choy and chopped tomato and simmer for 3 minutes until the bok choy is wilted.
Pat the thawed ahi tuna steaks dry, cut them into bite-size pieces, and slide them into the soup. Simmer 4 to 5 minutes until the tuna turns opaque and flakes, reaching 145°F (63°C) inside.
Remove and discard the ginger slices, stir in the chopped green onions, and ladle the soup into bowls to serve hot.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Beans + tomatotop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,711 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Onion + tomatotop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together20,622 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Beans + oniontop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,241 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Ginger + tomatotop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,895 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Ginger + oniontop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together7,597 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the chayote
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, ginger, onion, tomato):
- Carrotbetter flavor fit
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- Chayotethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against beans, ginger, onion, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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