33 flavors that taste great with chinese food
..and 3 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes chinese food better. On average, recipes with chinese food received a 4.41⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with peanuts. And sometimes worse. Like with chinese black vinegar.
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
Improved by
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High potential
Unfavorable to
Spoiled by
Common combinations
- soy sauce
- green onions
- salt
- water
- sugar
- cornflour
- shaoxing chinese wine
- oil
- white peppers
- black pepper
- egg
- oyster sauce
- dark soy sauce
- honey
- carrots
- rice vinegar
- chicken stock
- peanut oil
- all purpose flour
- brown sugar
- kosher salt
- sichuan peppers
- red chili flakes
- canola oil
- sesame seeds
- chicken breast
- red bell peppers
- hoisin sauce
- corn starch
- shrimp
- shiitake mushrooms
- butter
- anise
- chicken broth
- ground pork
- ketchup
- red chili
- baking soda
- milk
- egg whites
- olive oil
- chicken thighs
- toasted sesame seeds
- granulated sugar
- pork
- five spice powder
- chinese five spice powder
- rice
- flank steak
- shallots
- neutral oil
- beans
- white rice
- white vinegar
- cabbage
- rice wine vinegar
- grape seed oil
- fish sauce
- cake flour
- egg yolk
- bay leaf
- bamboo shoots
- chili
- mushrooms
- peas
- active yeast
- brown rice
- tomato
- flour
- tapioca
- bok choy
- noodles
- cinnamon
- green bell peppers
- pineapple
- heavy cream
- rice flour
- chili powder
- red onion
- baby bok choy
- tamari
- garlic powder
- maple syrup
- dark brown sugar
- chili garlic sauce
- napa cabbage
- pork shoulder
- yellow onion
- vegetable broth
- vermicelli
- serrano chili
- jasmine rice
- lemon juice
- vegetable stock
- beef
- curry powder
- white sugar
- orange juice
- sirloin steak
- ground beef
- potato starch
- almonds
- beef broth
- turmeric
- cashew nuts
- asparagus
- wonton wrappers
- silken tofu
- fennel seeds
- rock sugar
- wheat starch
- coconut milk
- cauliflower
- mung bean
- white onion
- ground chicken
- red wine vinegar
- vanilla
- tomato paste
- green cabbage
- sea salt
- steamed rice
- rice noodles
- basil
- condensed milk
- milk powder
- button mushrooms
- yellow bell peppers
- chow mein noodles
- chinese rice vinegar
- beef stock
- orange zest
- baby corn
- chives
- chili sauce
- walnuts
- steamed white rice
- mayonnaise
- pork tenderloin
- glutinous rice flour
- cayenne
- icing sugar
- cumin
- chinese five spice
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with chinese food:
Spicy Chinese Vegetable Stir Fry with Chicken
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6/10
Stir Fry Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 4.88/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.8/10
30 Minute Moo Goo Gai Pan (Gluten, dairy, egg, peanut and tree nut free)
allergyawesomeness.com
Review: 4.41/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.7/10
