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Thai Baked Sea Bass with Fragrant Rice

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Thai Baked Sea Bass with Fragrant Rice

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 ↓

Thai Baked Sea Bass with Fragrant Rice

Serves 8

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

357Calories
6 gProtein
14 gFat
52 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 11 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Kaffir Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Galangalnot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Beannot in our table0
Waternot 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 + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

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

  4. Ginger + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

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

  5. Sesame + beanstop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together293 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sesame, ginger, garlic, lime, coriander, beans, sauce):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sesame, ginger, garlic, lime, coriander, beans, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.