Name: Maneuljjong-Bokkeum , 마늘종볶음 Recipe
Ingredients: 3/4 lb fresh garlic stems; 1 1/2 tablespoons blended sesame/soy bean oil or vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon pure toasted sesame oil; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds; 2 green or spring onion, chopped; 1/2 bunch chives, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, rough chopped

Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Maneuljjong-Bokkeum , 마늘종볶음 Recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb fresh garlic stems
1 1/2 tablespoons blended sesame/soy bean oil or vegetable oil
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon pure toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
2 green or spring onion, chopped
1/2 bunch chives, chopped
2 cloves garlic, rough chopped

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

346Calories

2 gProtein

27 gFat

25 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Chive	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Soy Bean	not in our table	0
Toasted Sesame Seed	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.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Garlic + chivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,149 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Onion + chivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,907 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Sesame + chivetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together89 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Sesame + oniontop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,192 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, sesame, sugar, sauce, onion, chive):

Capersfits better
Cuminfits better
Gingerfits better
Clovethe original

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

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