Beown Fish 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. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together25,665 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

2. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together17,451 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

3. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together27,090 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

4. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together11,368 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

5. Olive + clovetop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,866 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

What each ingredient does

Fish

Forms the main body of the soup and provides its flavor and protein.

Flour

Coats the fish so it browns evenly and helps thicken the broth slightly.

Olive oil or butter

Conducts heat for browning the fish and adds richness to the soup.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

The recipe marks clove as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fish, flour, olive, pepper, garlic):

1. Capersfits better
2. Parsleyfits better
3. Turmericfits better
4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fish, flour, olive, pepper, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.