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Authentic Trisole Soup

A soup made with boiling water, eggs, bonito flakes, cornstarch, vegetable oil, ice cubes, green onions, carrots, Serrano chilis, and sake.

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Why it works: Onion and carrot are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 21,601 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Authentic Trisole Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Make the broth

  1. In a large pot, add bonito flakes to the boiling water.

  2. Let cook for 4 minutes (no more, no less) on high flame, then remove from heat.

  3. Remove bonito flakes with a slotted spoon.

  4. Return the pot to high flame and let boil for 1 hour to reduce.

Add the eggs

  1. Reduce flame to medium and add eggs without shells.

  2. After 1 minute, add one ice cube.

  3. Wait one minute, add another ice cube, and continue until ice cubes are gone.

  4. Remove from heat and add cornstarch.

Make the vegetable topping

  1. In a separate pan, heat 1 cup vegetable oil and add sliced green onions, carrots, and sliced chilis.

  2. Saute for 16 minutes.

  3. Combine the sautéed mixture with the broth.

  4. Heat on medium flame for 16 minutes.

Serve

  1. Heat 1/8 of sake at a time in the microwave on medium-high heat for 1 minute.

  2. Drink sake with Trisole and make a wish to good health.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

999Calories
26 gProtein
21 gFat
160 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
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Sake1 oz (30ml)39
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Sake + rice winetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Onion + saketop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together103 recipes

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

  4. Carrot + saketop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Egg + rice winetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together87 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Egg proteins set in the hot broth, adding body and substance to the soup.
Bonito flakes
Steeped in hot water, they release a savory, umami-rich flavor into the broth.
Cornstarch
Starch thickens the broth as it heats, giving it a smoother, heavier body.
Carrots
Sautéed in oil, they add natural sweetness and a soft texture to the topping.
Serrano chilis
Capsaicin provides the soup's strong heat, and the oil carries its flavor.
Sake
Rice wine adds a mild fermented aroma and depth to the dish.

The step that matters

Cook the bonito flakes for exactly 4 minutes. Bonito releases its flavor quickly in hot water. Steeping too long can extract bitter, harsh compounds and make the broth taste muddy, so the timing matters.

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, onion, sake, rice wine):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, onion, sake, rice wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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