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Tamarind and Vodka Cocktail

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Tamarind and Vodka Cocktail

Why it works: Tamarind and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 133 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Tamarind and Vodka Cocktail

Makes 8

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

60Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
16 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 5 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Waternot in our table0
Tamarindnot in our table0
Vodkanot in our table0

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.

  1. Tamarind + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together133 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Lime + vodkatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together225 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Sugar + tamarindtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together362 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Sugar + vodkatop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together327 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Sugar + limetop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,332 recipes

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

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

Swap the tamarind

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, lime, vodka):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Blueberryfits about as well
  3. Orangefits about as well
  4. Tamarindthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, lime, vodka. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.