Why it works: Shrimp and peanut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 182 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 1Ingredients
Contains: egg, peanut, soy, fish, shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
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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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Shrimp + peanuttop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together182 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Rice + peanuttop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together592 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Garlic + peanuttop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together877 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Tofu + peanuttop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together98 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Pork + peanuttop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together176 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 radish
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, fish sauce, rice, pork, egg, tofu, garlic):
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- Tomatobetter flavor fit
- Welsh onionbetter flavor fit
- Radishthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, fish sauce, rice, pork, egg, tofu, garlic. 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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