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Drunken Banana Chips

Recently I decided to get a food dehydrator. This came about from an occasional spurt of deciding to try to eat healthier. When I mentioned this to a friend she offered me hers. (Interestingly she had been using hers to dry flowers and flower arrangements!) Anyway, I got a bargain and a new toy and started trying different fruits. One day I want to try jerky, but for now fruits only!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Drunken Banana Chips

Why it works: Nutmeg and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,686 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Drunken Banana Chips

Serves 16
Prep20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

156Calories
2 gProtein
2 gFat
30 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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. Nutmeg + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,686 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Rum + bananatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together183 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Rum + nutmegtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together646 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Clove + bananatop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together137 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Nutmeg + bananatop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together273 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, nutmeg, clove):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Bananathe original

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