Mandala 7 Grain Vegetable 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. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,076 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

3. Tomato + celerytop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together3,377 recipes

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

4. Tomato + green beanstop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together113 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

5. Tomato + corntop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,099 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

7 grain cereal

Thickens the broth and adds chewy texture as it cooks.

Squash

Adds body and natural sweetness as it softens in the broth.

Tomatoes

Provide acidity and liquid that gives the soup its base flavour.

Mushrooms

Add savoury depth and a tender, meaty texture.

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, celery, corn, mushroom, onion, garlic):

1. Capsicumfits better
2. Potatofits better
3. Spinachfits better
4. Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, celery, corn, mushroom, onion, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.