Why it works: Lime and jalapeno are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,035 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Vietnamese Banh Mi Salad
4 servingsIngredients
- For The Vietnamese Chicken
- For the Vietnamese Salad
- For the Banh Mi Dressing
Directions
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Lime + jalapenotop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,035 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Garlic + cucumbertop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,556 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Garlic + jalapenotop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,700 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Lime + cucumbertop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together649 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Lime + clovetop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together909 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the clove
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, fish sauce, lime, sugar, garlic, jalapeno, cucumber):
- Corianderbetter flavor fit
- Cuminbetter flavor fit
- Turmericbetter flavor fit
- Clovethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, fish sauce, lime, sugar, garlic, jalapeno, cucumber. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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