Why it works: Oyster mushroom and shiitake share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Oriental Pork with Noodles
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Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 13 of 17 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Oyster | 6 medium (84g) | 81 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Shiitake | 1/2 cup (73g) | 34 |
| Oyster Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Sunflower Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | 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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Oyster mushroom + shiitaketop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together19 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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Sesame + shiitaketop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together142 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Sesame + sunflowertop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together172 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Sesame + oyster mushroomtop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together12 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Shiitake + mushroomtop 4% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together552 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the ginger
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, sesame, sunflower, oyster mushroom, shiitake, mushroom, pepper):
- Garlicfits better
- Thymefits better
- Gingerthe original
- Parsleyfits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against pork, sesame, sunflower, oyster mushroom, shiitake, mushroom, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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