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Asian-style Chicken Noodle Soup

Use rice noodles in this Asian-style chicken soup for an authentic feel

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Asian-style Chicken Noodle Soup

Why it works: Lime and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Asian-style Chicken Noodle Soup

Serves 4
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

255Calories
34 gProtein
5 gFat
21 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Coriandernot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Lime + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Ginger + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Lime + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Lime + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together773 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Coriander + corntop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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 (chicken, lime, coriander, corn):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Cardamomfits about as well
  3. Gingerthe original
  4. Basilfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, lime, coriander, corn. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.