Speckled 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. Celery + carrottop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,173 recipes

   Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

3. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together25,665 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

4. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

5. Garlic + basiltop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,805 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

White beans

Form the body of the soup and become creamy as they cook through.

Olive oil

Carries the aromatics and helps them soften and build flavor.

Onion

Adds sweetness and savory depth as it softens in the oil.

Lemon juice

Adds brightness and acidity that lifts the flavor at the end.

Zucchini

Adds soft texture and mild vegetable flavor as it cooks through.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, garlic, celery, carrot, onion, olive, basil):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, garlic, celery, carrot, onion, olive, basil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.