Plum Rice Salad

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. Plum + grapetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together238 recipes

   Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

2. Grape + honeytop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together707 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

3. Cider + vinegartop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together3,431 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

4. Plum + cidertop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together87 recipes

   Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

5. Rice + chivetop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together241 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

What each ingredient does

Cooked brown rice

Forms the bulk of the salad and gives it a chewy, substantial base.

Plums

Add juicy sweetness and fresh fruity moisture to the salad.

Golden raisins

Add concentrated sweetness and soft chewiness throughout the salad.

Cider vinegar

Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the honey's sweetness.

Honey

Adds sweetness to the dressing and helps it cling to the rice and fruit.

Vegetable oil

Provides fat that carries flavour and gives the dressing a smooth body.

The step that matters

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, plum, chive, grape, cider, vinegar, honey):

1. Applefits better
2. Pearfits better
3. Figfits better
4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, plum, chive, grape, cider, vinegar, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.