Why it works: Rice and tofu work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 220 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Cooking for Others: Sunday Supper with Sister & Friends
Ingredients
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 27 of 31 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 27 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon | 100g cooked | 208 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Cashew | 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) | 157 |
| Vegetable | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Black Bean | 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained | 114 |
| Asian Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Blueberry | 1 cup (148g) | 84 |
| Tofu | 100g firm | 76 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Kiwi | 1 medium (69g) | 42 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Mint | 2 tbsp fresh (3g) | 2 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Salad | not in our table | 0 |
| Fruit Salad | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | 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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Rice + tofutop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together220 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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Fish sauce + rice winetop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Rice + fishtop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together270 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Vinegar + sugartop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,806 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Rice + minttop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together525 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the mint
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, tofu, fish, fish sauce, rice wine, vinegar, sugar):
- Gingerfits better
- Turmericfits better
- Corianderfits better
- Mintthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against rice, tofu, fish, fish sauce, rice wine, vinegar, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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