Why it works: Vodka and cream work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 202 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Dirty Girl Scout
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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.
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Vodka + creamtop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together202 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Coffee + creamtop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,339 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).
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Vodka + coffeetop 23% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together65 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Vodka + minttop 27% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together47 recipes
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Coffee + minttop 27% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together39 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the mint
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vodka, coffee, cream):
- Cinnamonfits better
- Nutmegfits better
- Peppermintfits better
- Mintthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against vodka, coffee, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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