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Oriental Express

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Oriental Express

Why it works: Olive and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,779 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Oriental Express

Serves 2

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

500Calories
6 gProtein
28 gFat
56 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

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

  2. Onion + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,595 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Olive + gingertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,725 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Olive + basmati ricetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together534 recipes

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

  5. Onion + basmati ricetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together676 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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 (olive, onion, basmati rice, sauce):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, basmati rice, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.