Why it works: Eggplant and okra share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 39 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓
Paul Qui's Pakbet Recipe
4 to 6 servingsIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Eggplant | 1 cup cubed (82g) | 35 |
| Okra | 1 cup (100g) | 33 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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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.
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Eggplant + okratop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together39 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Tomato + eggplanttop 3% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together651 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Tomato + okratop 3% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together327 recipes
Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).
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Shallot + okratop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together7 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Shallot + eggplanttop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together16 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the shallot
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, shrimp, tomato, eggplant, okra, pepper):
- Capsicumfits better
- Spinachfits better
- Potatofits better
- Shallotthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against pork, shrimp, tomato, eggplant, okra, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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