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Vampiros Mexicanos

"If you are looking for a real Mexican cocktail, you just found it! This drink combines, in one glass, the best of Mexico: tequila and sangrita (Mexican's favorite tequila chaser). Don't look for cheap tequila; if you like the good stuff, don't be afraid to mix it."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Vampiros Mexicanos

Why it works: Agave and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 134 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Vampiros Mexicanos

1 cocktail
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

151Calories
2 gProtein
1 gFat
38 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Agave1 tsp (7g)21
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Fruitnot 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. Agave + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together134 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Agave + orangetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together91 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the orange

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

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Blueberryfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Orangethe original

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