Caldo Xochitl

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. Garlic + oniontop 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. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,076 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

5. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together17,451 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

What each ingredient does

Vermicelli or long grain rice

Provides starch that thickens the broth slightly and gives the soup its body.

Chicken stock

Forms the liquid base that carries the flavour of the whole soup.

Olive oil

Carries the aromatics and browns the vermicelli or rice during frying.

Chopped onion

Softens into sweetness as it cooks, building the flavour base.

Cooked chicken breasts

Adds protein and substance, and is warmed through in the broth.

Tomato with green chili

Adds acidity and a bright, savoury flavour to the simmering broth.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

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

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

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