Name: Bacon Chive Rice
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon, diced; 3 cups hot cooked rice; 1/4 cup chopped chives; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)

Why it works: Rice and chive work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 241 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Bacon Chive Rice

Ingredients

3 slices bacon, diced
3 cups hot cooked rice
1/4 cup chopped chives
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)

Directions

Cook bacon until crisp in large skillet, then drain fat.
Add rice, chives, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
Mix well and heat thoroughly.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

265Calories

8 gProtein

4 gFat

48 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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.

Rice + chivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together241 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Chive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,885 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Rice + peppertop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,379 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Rice + saucetop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,396 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Chive + saucetop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together461 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Bacon: Renders fat that coats the rice and its crisp pieces add savory, salty flavor.
Hot cooked rice: Forms the bulk of the dish and soaks up the bacon fat and seasonings.
Chives: Add a mild onion-like aroma and fresh, green flavor.
Worcestershire sauce: Adds savory, tangy depth that rounds out the seasoning.