Moqueca De Peixe

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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together15,539 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together25,665 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

4. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together27,047 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

5. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,076 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

What each ingredient does

White fish filets

Provides the main protein, which firms and turns opaque as it cooks.

Tomatoes

Add moisture and acidity that build the liquid base of the stew.

White onions

Soften during cooking and add sweetness and depth to the sauce.

Bell peppers

Soften in the sauce and add sweetness and fresh vegetable flavor.

Coconut milk

Adds fat and richness, mellowing the acidity of the tomatoes and lemon.

Garlic

Contributes pungent aroma that mellows as it simmers in the sauce.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, fish, tomato, pepper, onion, lemon, garlic):

1. Thymefits better
2. Parsleyfits better
3. Corianderfits better
4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, fish, tomato, pepper, onion, lemon, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.