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Creamed Cucumbers

"Sliced cucumbers in a creamy sauce, great on hot summer days."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Creamed Cucumbers

Why it works: Cucumber and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,734 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyl acetate, which smells fruit. The science ↓

Creamed Cucumbers

2 cups
Prep20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

174Calories
9 gProtein
8 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Cucumber + vinegartop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,734 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  2. Cucumber + peppertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,991 recipes

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

  3. Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Evaporated milk + peppertop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together234 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Evaporated milk + vinegartop 36% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together36 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the cucumber

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (evaporated milk, vinegar, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Cucumberthe original
  4. Onionfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against evaporated milk, vinegar, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.