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Mexican Fish Taco

Fish tacos are a Californian classic, taking inspiration from wonderful Mexican heat and spice. They make a truly tasty feast to serve for friends. If you don’t want to fire up the barbecue, the fish can easily be cooked on a griddle pan.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 23 ingredients
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Why it works: Oregano and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 983 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Mexican Fish Taco

Serves 6
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

975Calories
34 gProtein
59 gFat
89 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 19 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Salmon100g cooked208
Corn Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
White Cabbage1 cup shredded (89g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Sunflower Oilnot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Saucenot 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 bbcfood. 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. Oregano + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together983 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Lime + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,216 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, garlic, lime, olive, pepper, oregano, cumin):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, garlic, lime, olive, pepper, oregano, cumin. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.