Name: Sea Bass Sashimi with Chilli Soy Dressing
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: ½ fresh sea bass; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp finely chopped onion; 1 tsp freshly grated root ginger; 1 red chilli; 1 tsp Tabasco; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 sprig fresh dill; ½ red chilli

Why it works: Olive and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,779 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

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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.

Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + dilltop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,223 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Onion + gingertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,595 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + gingertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,725 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Ginger + dilltop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together87 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 dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, ginger, sauce):

Garlicfits better
Turmericfits better
Cuminfits better
Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, ginger, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

Sea Bass Sashimi with Chilli Soy Dressing