Chicken San Jose

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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together15,539 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

3. Garlic + olivetop 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. Celery + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together3,377 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken

Provides the main protein; browning the skin adds flavour while the meat cooks through.

Rice

Absorbs the broth and cooks through, forming the starchy base of the casserole.

Chicken broth

Supplies the cooking liquid that the rice absorbs, keeping the dish moist as it bakes.

Canned tomatoes

Add acidity and moisture, flavouring the rice as the liquid cooks down.

Onion

Adds savoury aroma and sweetness as it softens in the baking liquid.

The step that matters

Swap the celery

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

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

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