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Why it works: Rice and tofu match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 188 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

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Ingredients

Contains: wheat, tree nuts, soy, fish, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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By biggirlssmallkitchen. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Rice + tofutop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together188 recipes

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

  2. Rice + fishtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together269 recipes

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

  3. Fish sauce + rice winetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together41 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Vinegar + sugartop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together20,804 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Rice + minttop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together480 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, tofu, fish, fish sauce, rice wine, vinegar, sugar):

  1. Gingerbetter flavor fit
  2. Corianderbetter flavor fit
  3. Turmericbetter flavor fit
  4. 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. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).