Why it works: Pepper and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 3,491 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓
Sweet and Hot Tempeh
Ingredients
Directions
Cut tempeh into thin strips and deep fry until crisp and golden.
Then fry peanuts until crisp.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok and fry garlic and shallots for 1 minute and add sliced chilies.
Fry for another minute, add tomato, chili sauce, sugar and salt.
Cook until sauce begin to thicken.
Add tempeh and peanuts and stir to coat with sauce.
Serve with warm rice.
Drizzle lime juice, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
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Explore the science
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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Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,491 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together14,076 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,000 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Peanut + garlictop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together877 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together17,451 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the peanut
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, clove, garlic, pepper, tomato, sauce, lime):
- Chickpeabetter flavor fit
- Black-eyed peabetter flavor fit
- Cashew nutbetter flavor fit
- Peanutthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, clove, garlic, pepper, tomato, sauce, lime. 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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