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Smushi Set

Exquisite presentation is central to Japanese cuisine so leave yourself plenty of time to arrange the different items on the plates for this cross between Danish smørrebrød and Japanese sushi.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 38 ingredients
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Why it works: Shallot and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 450 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Smushi Set

Serves 4
Prep2 hr
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1073Calories
43 gProtein
57 gFat
88 gCarbs

Counts 22 of 29 ingredients. The other 7 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 22 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Smoked Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Rye1 slice (32g)83
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Beer1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking43
Sake1 oz (30ml)39
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
White Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Mackerelnot in our table0
Caraway Seednot in our table0
Beetrootnot in our table0
Wasabinot in our table0
Rapeseed Oilnot in our table0
Yellowtail Amberjacknot in our table0
Monkfishnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcfood. 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.

  1. Shallot + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Rye + carawaytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together87 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Shallot + walnuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together440 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Walnut + chivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together119 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Shallot + carawaytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the white pepper

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (banana, shallot, walnut, sake, rye, chive, caraway):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. White pepperthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against banana, shallot, walnut, sake, rye, chive, caraway. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.