Name: Pako Salad
Ingredients: 1/2 kilo Pako (cut and boiled); 4 tomatoes (washed and sliced into rings); 2 medium red onions (sliced into rings); 4 hard-boiled eggs (sliced into rings); 3 medium potatoes (peeled, boiled and cubed); 2 cups vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon white sugar; 1 teaspoon black pepper (freshly grounded_; 1/4 teaspoon table salt

Why it works: Onion and potato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Pako Salad

Ingredients

1/2 kilo Pako (cut and boiled)
4 tomatoes (washed and sliced into rings)
2 medium red onions (sliced into rings)
4 hard-boiled eggs (sliced into rings)
3 medium potatoes (peeled, boiled and cubed)
2 cups vinegar
1/2 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper (freshly grounded_
1/4 teaspoon table salt

Directions

1. In a big wooden or crystal bowl, arrange Pako.
2. Top with sliced tomatoes and onions, cubed potatoes and hardboiled
3. In another dressing bowl, combine vinegar, sugar, black pepper and
4. Serve salad with the vinegar dressing.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

363Calories

13 gProtein

6 gFat

67 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Red Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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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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.

Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + potatotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,798 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, egg, potato, vinegar, sugar, pepper):

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Mustardfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, egg, potato, vinegar, sugar, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.