Powter's 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 + okratop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together715 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

2. Celery + okratop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together137 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

3. Corn + okratop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together161 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

4. Celery + cabbagetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,840 recipes

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

5. Cabbage + okratop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together35 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

What each ingredient does

V8 juice

Forms the liquid base and provides the tomato-vegetable flavor of the soup.

Celery

Adds aromatic flavor and a tender-crisp vegetable texture as it softens.

Onion

Adds sweetness and savory depth as it cooks down into the broth.

Frozen mixed vegetables

Contribute bulk, color and texture to the finished soup.

Swap the cabbage

The recipe marks cabbage as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (celery, corn, onion, green beans, okra):

1. Potatofits better
2. Tomatofits better
3. Turnipfits better
4. Cabbagethe original

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