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Prepared Horseradish

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Prepared Horseradish

Why it works: White wine and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,776 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Prepared Horseradish

Makes 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

3Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
0 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Horseradishnot 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. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Horseradish + vinegartop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,609 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Horseradish + white winetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together195 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the horseradish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (white wine, vinegar):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Cucumberfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Horseradishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against white wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.