Name: Pistachio Prawlongs, White
Ingredients: pistachio kernels; sugar syrup

Why it works: Sugar and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,842 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Pistachio Prawlongs, White

Ingredients

pistachio kernels
sugar syrup

Directions

In a preserving pan, heat sugar syrup until it nearly reaches caramel stage.
Add pistachio kernels and stir until they are fully coated with syrup.
Allow the nuts to dry and coat them twice, similar to burnt almonds.
Let them cool before serving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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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.

Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,842 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Pistachio + syruptop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together136 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Pistachio + sugartop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,233 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).