Rice and Garbanzo Beans

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

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

2. Beans + ricetop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,017 recipes

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

3. Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,769 recipes

   Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

4. Beans + olivetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,470 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

5. Olive + ricetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together4,994 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Garbanzo beans

Provide the main body of the dish, and their cooking liquid adds moisture and flavor.

Cooked rice

Forms the base that soaks up the bean cooking liquid and makes the dish filling.

Fresh lemon juice

Adds acidity that brightens the beans and balances their earthy flavor.

Butter

Adds fat and richness while softening and lightly browning the vegetables.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, pepper, onion, butter, olive, rice, chicken):

1. Avocadofits better
2. Coconutfits better
3. Limefits about as well
4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, pepper, onion, butter, olive, rice, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.