Crawfish Corn Soup

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 + garlictop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

2. Garlic + shallottop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,000 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

3. Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together16,012 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

4. Flour + shallottop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,081 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

5. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together18,518 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Margarine

Fat that softens the vegetables and carries flavor into the base.

Flour

Thickens the butter and vegetable base so the soup turns creamy.

Milk

Adds liquid and a creamy body to the soup.

Cheddar cheese

Melts into the soup, adding richness, saltiness and a thicker texture.

Creamed corn

Adds sweetness and body, thickening the soup further.

Cream of potato soup

Adds starch and creaminess that help thicken the soup.

The step that matters

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, onion, pepper, garlic, shallot, milk, corn):

1. Cuminfits better
2. Turmericfits better
3. Capersfits better
4. Celerythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, onion, pepper, garlic, shallot, milk, corn. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.