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Rice Pudding with Dates

"Rice pudding sweetened by dates rather than much sugar, can be eaten warm or cold."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Rice and dates work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and 43 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

The recipe

6 servings
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Put the cooked white rice, 2% milk and chopped dates in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.

  2. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, stirring often so it does not stick to the bottom.

  3. Cook uncovered for about 15 minutes, stirring, until the milk has thickened and the rice is creamy and soft.

  4. Stir in the white sugar until fully dissolved, then cook 2 to 3 minutes more.

  5. Remove from the heat and let the pudding rest for 5 minutes, then spoon into bowls and serve warm or chilled.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Rice + datestop 14% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together43 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Rice + milktop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together7,354 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Milk + datestop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together470 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Sugar + datestop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together985 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  5. Milk + sugartop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together77,855 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Milk and sugar share little aroma chemistry, yet 77,855 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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