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Lithuanian Potato Salad

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Why it works: Carrot and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,053 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Lithuanian Potato Salad

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1. Cut up potatoes and put in bowl.

  2. 2. Cut up carrots and put in same bowl.

  3. 3. Cut up cucumber and put in same bowl.

  4. 4. Cut up purple onion and put in same bowl.

  5. 5. Wash parsley and put in same bowl.

  6. 6. Wash dill and put in same bowl.

  7. 7. Add 3 spoon fulls of mayo.

  8. 8. Cook green peas and add to same bowl.

  9. 9. Cut up hard boiled egg (yolk included) and add to same bowl.

  10. 10. Add as much pepper and salt as you wish. Add a lot of pepper if you like things spicy. Add a little if you don't like things spicy.

  11. 11. Cut up celery and add to same bowl.

  12. 12. Mix all ingrediants up until it looks like it is good.

  13. Category:Lithuanian Recipes

  14. Category:Lithuanian Salads

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

403Calories
18 gProtein
6 gFat
72 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Carrot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Parsley + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together669 recipes

    Shared aroma: p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal).

  3. Carrot + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together321 recipes

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

  4. Cucumber + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together530 recipes

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

  5. Potato + dilltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together423 recipes

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

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

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, carrot, cucumber, onion, parsley, dill, egg):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Beansfits better
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, carrot, cucumber, onion, parsley, dill, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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