Why it works: Olive and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and 9,649 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓
Prawn and Chicken Tempura with Orange Soy Dressing
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together9,649 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Olive + orangetop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together2,456 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together11,888 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
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Orange + parsleytop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together680 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Flour + parsleytop 12% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together16,675 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the parsley
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, chicken, olive, sauce, orange):
- Capersbetter flavor fit
- Rosemarybetter flavor fit
- Thymebetter flavor fit
- Parsleythe original
Fit is the average pairing score against flour, chicken, olive, sauce, orange. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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