Name: Rhubarb with Berries and Candied Ginger
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds rhubarb; 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed, or maple syrup; 1 teaspoon minute tapioca; juice and long strands of zest of 1 small orange; 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; a handful to a few pints strawberries, mulberries, or blackberries; cream and crème fraîche; 4 slices candied ginger, cut into thin strips, for garnish

Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Rhubarb with Berries and Candied Ginger

4 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds rhubarb
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed, or maple syrup
1 teaspoon minute tapioca
juice and long strands of zest of 1 small orange
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
a handful to a few pints strawberries, mulberries, or blackberries
cream and crème fraîche
4 slices candied ginger, cut into thin strips, for garnish

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

334Calories

5 gProtein

7 gFat

69 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Blackberry	1 cup (144g)	62
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Cloves	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Rhubarb	not in our table	0

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

By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,038 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Orange + gingertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,833 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Rhubarb + orangetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together299 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Orange + clovetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,987 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Rhubarb + gingertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together241 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rhubarb, sugar, orange, cream, ginger):

Cinnamonfits better
Cardamomfits better
Nutmegfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rhubarb, sugar, orange, cream, ginger. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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