Csirkeleves

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. Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,173 recipes

   Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

3. Parsley + celerytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,810 recipes

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

4. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

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

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

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken

Provides the meat and flavor base that gives the broth its body and savoriness.

Carrots

Add natural sweetness and aroma to the broth as they soften.

Onions

Contribute savory depth and aroma to the broth as they cook.

Celery

Adds aromatic, savory flavor to the broth as it simmers.

The step that matters

Swap the mace

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, carrot, parsley, onion, celery, tomato, pepper):

1. Thymefits better
2. Cuminfits better
3. Marjoramfits better
4. Macethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, carrot, parsley, onion, celery, tomato, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.