Name: Nam Prik
Ingredients: 1 1/2-2 lbs large shrimp; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon minced chili, to taste; 3 tablespoons lime juice, to taste; 3 tablespoons nam pla; salt

Why it works: Shrimp and lime work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 808 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Nam Prik

Ingredients

Directions

Mix sugar, chili, lime juice and nam pla and grill them about 2 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

167Calories

25 gProtein

1 gFat

18 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
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.

Shrimp + limetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together808 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Shrimp + sugartop 27% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together892 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Sugar + limetop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together3,332 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).