Parmesan Rice II

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. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,076 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What each ingredient does

Butter or margarine

Fat that softens the vegetables and carries flavor into the dish.

Cooked rice

Forms the bulk of the dish and absorbs the sauce and seasoning.

Tomato sauce

Adds moisture and acidity that flavor and moisten the rice.

Parmesan cheese

Adds salty, savory flavor and browns lightly on top.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, celery, garlic, butter, rice, tomato, sauce):

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

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