Kyarzan-Chek

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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

2. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,172 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

3. Garlic + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,700 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

4. Garlic + chickentop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together10,850 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

5. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken

Releases flavor and savory body into the broth as it simmers.

Bean vermicelli (bean thread)

Absorbs the broth and gives the dish its soft, slippery noodle texture.

Fish sauce

Adds salty, savory depth to the broth.

Mushrooms

Contribute earthy flavor and tender texture to the broth.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, fish sauce, chicken, mushroom, fish, pepper):

1. Tomatofits better
2. Capsicumfits about as well
3. Spinachfits about as well
4. Onionthe original

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