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Sweet, Salty, Spicy Party Nuts

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Sweet, Salty, Spicy Party Nuts

Why it works: Walnut and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 993 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Sweet, Salty, Spicy Party Nuts

4 cups
Prep10 min
Cook17 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

383Calories
7 gProtein
30 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cashew1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)157
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Roasted Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Walnut + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together993 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Pepper + cumintop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Almond + cumintop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Walnut + cumintop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together92 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Almond + buttertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,245 recipes

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

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

Swap the cumin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (walnut, almond, pepper, sugar, butter):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Cuminthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against walnut, almond, pepper, sugar, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.