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Surullitos De Maiz

"Fried corn sticks are a common appetizer here in Puerto Rico. Although time consuming, it is well worth the effort. Be sure to eat them immediately. I find that once the corn sticks have gone cold, they are about as tasty as cold French fries."

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Surullitos De Maiz

Why it works: Sugar and ketchup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 260 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Surullitos De Maiz

50 sticks
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

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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. Sugar + ketchuptop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together260 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Cheese + ketchuptop 31% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Sugar + cheesetop 36% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together1,387 recipes

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

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