Chili Rice and Franks

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. Rice + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,065 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

4. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

5. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together27,090 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

What each ingredient does

Onion

Softens as it cooks in butter, adding sweetness and savory base flavor.

Green bell pepper

Softens during cooking, adding fresh, slightly bitter vegetable flavor.

Butter

Carries flavor and adds richness while the vegetables cook and the dish browns.

Hot cooked rice

Forms the bulk of the dish and soaks up the tomato and seasoning mixture.

Canned tomatoes

Provides moisture and acidity that season and bind the rice.

Frankfurters

Provide the main protein; scoring lets them heat through and brown at the surface.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, pepper, butter, rice, sugar, garlic):

1. Potatofits better
2. Chivefits better
3. Okrafits better
4. Tomatothe original

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