Why it works: Tamarind and syrup work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Tamarind Juice
Ingredients
Directions
Make the juice
Combine 4 tablespoons of tamarind pulp with ½ cup of cold water.
Agitate the mixture frequently for 20 minutes.
Add simple syrup to taste for improved flavor.
Serve
Serve chilled.
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.
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Tamarind + syruptop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together20 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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What each ingredient does
- Tamarind pulp
- Provides the sour, fruity base flavor of the juice.
- Simple syrup
- Adds sweetness to balance the tamarind's sourness.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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