Pocket, or Fish-sauce

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. Mushroom + shallottop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,982 recipes

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

2. Walnut + shallottop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together440 recipes

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

3. Mushroom + peppertop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together13,580 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

4. Shallot + peppertop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,898 recipes

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

5. Mushroom + walnuttop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together763 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Anchovies

Provide a salty, savory umami base that gives the sauce its depth.

Mushroom catsup

Adds deep, savory umami flavor as the sauce's main liquid.

Walnut catsup

Adds rich, savory depth and body as a second main liquid.

Shallots

Contribute a mild aromatic sharpness that rounds out the savory flavors.

Swap the walnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, shallot, sauce, pepper):

1. Chestnutfits better
2. Black-eyed peafits better
3. Beansfits better
4. Walnutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mushroom, shallot, sauce, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.