Name: Jiaozi I
Ingredients: Jiaozi wrap (available at the freezer section); minced pork; chopped Chinese Chives(or spring onion); egg; pepper; light soya sauce; sugar; flour

Why it works: Chive and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,168 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Jiaozi I

Ingredients

Directions

Mix ingredients and seasonings, wrap and wet the edges with water and seal leaving no air inside the package, whole both ends and push toward the center to create nice folds.
Heat some oil in non stick pan, put in the Jiaozi when the pan begins to smoke. Let it brown and turn over. When both sides are nicely browned, pour in a little water, cover and let it cook with the steam generated for just a couple of minutes.
Served hot with spring onion, ginger and vinegar/soya sauce splash over it.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

875Calories

48 gProtein

21 gFat

120 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pork	100g cooked	242
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Chinese Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Sauce	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Chive + flourtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,168 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Chive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,885 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Sauce + sugartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,147 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together92,116 recipes

Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
Pork + chivetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together637 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, egg, pepper, sauce, sugar, flour):

Capsicumfits better
Mustardfits about as well
Shallotfits about as well
Chivethe original

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