Long Rice Chicken Soup

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. Celery + carrottop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,173 recipes

   Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

2. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

3. Potato + carrottop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,107 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

4. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together16,012 recipes

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

5. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,555 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

What each ingredient does

Chicken

Gives the soup its main flavour and body as it simmers and tenderises.

Chicken bullion cubes

Add savoury seasoning to the water, building the broth's depth of flavour.

Achiote seeds

Release a rich red colour into the liquid, giving the soup its colour and mild aroma.

Chinese bean threads

Soften in the broth and add a silky, slippery texture to the soup.

Potatoes (in the method)

Hold their shape in the broth and add starch that thickens it slightly.

Swap the peas

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

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

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