Why it works: Condensed milk and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 118 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Iced Coffee
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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.
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Condensed milk + syruptop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together118 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Coffee + syruptop 15% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together318 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Coffee + condensed milktop 21% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together79 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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