Cajun Jambalaya I

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. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together17,451 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

3. Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together16,012 recipes

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

4. Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,769 recipes

   Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

5. Celery + clovetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together4,668 recipes

   Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken pieces

Provides the main protein and savory flavor from browning and the cooking liquid.

Rice

Absorbs the broth as it simmers, becoming tender and forming the body of the dish.

Chicken broth

Supplies the cooking liquid that the rice absorbs, carrying seasoning throughout the dish.

Celery

Softens during cooking and adds aromatic vegetable flavor to the base.

Green pepper

Softens in the fat and adds fresh, slightly bitter vegetable flavor to the base.

Flour

Lightly thickens the cooking liquid as it is stirred into the fat and vegetables.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

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

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

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