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Thai Fried Rice with Pineapple and Chicken

"This is a Bangkok street food style recipe which I snagged on a recent trip there. Serve and enjoy. Try a hollowed pineapple shell as a serving bowl."

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Thai Fried Rice with Pineapple and Chicken

Why it works: Chicken and rice are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

Thai Fried Rice with Pineapple and Chicken

6 servings
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

910Calories
72 gProtein
27 gFat
94 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

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

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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. Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  2. Shallot + ricetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together284 recipes

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

  3. Shallot + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,898 recipes

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

  4. Rice + peppertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,379 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Shallot + saucetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,303 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, egg, jasmine, rice, pepper, sauce, fish sauce):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, egg, jasmine, rice, pepper, sauce, fish sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.