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Thai Coconut Tofu Vegetable Soup

Serving this light, appetizing soup is a great way to start a meal. The creaminess, spiciness and sweetness are perfectly balanced in this warm and comforting Thai-style vegetable soup.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Thai Coconut Tofu Vegetable Soup

Why it works: Tofu and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 250 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Thai Coconut Tofu Vegetable Soup

Serves 3
Prep1 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1086Calories
27 gProtein
61 gFat
112 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Bok Choy1 cup (70g)9
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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 tastykitchen. 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. Tofu + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together250 recipes

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

  2. Canola oil + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together201 recipes

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

  3. Coconut + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Coconut + tofutop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together91 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Mushroom + sesametop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together400 recipes

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

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

Swap the coconut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, mushroom, milk, tofu, sesame):

  1. Coconutthe original
  2. Avocadofits about as well
  3. Vanillafits less well
  4. Pumpkinfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against canola oil, mushroom, milk, tofu, sesame. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.