Why it works: Broccoli and water chestnut work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 46 recipes mention both. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 2Ingredients
Contains: wheat, peanut, soy, sesame (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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Broccoli + water chestnuttop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together46 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Peanut + sesametop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together349 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Sesame + water chestnuttop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together112 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Sesame + broccolitop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together372 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
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Sesame + gingertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,531 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the ginger
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, peanut, butter, sugar, sesame, broccoli, water chestnut):
- Gingerthe original
- Garlicabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, peanut, butter, sugar, sesame, broccoli, water chestnut. 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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