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Glazed Duck, Spiced Quince and Pancetta Pinchos

These small Spanish-style skewers make an ideal festive canapé because they can be prepared ahead and cooked to order for your guests.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Why it works: Quince and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 162 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

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Makes 8 skewers
Prep2 hr
Cook1 hr

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By bbcfood. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Quince + clovetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together162 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together14,027 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Star anise + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together312 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  4. Star anise + clovetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together184 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Cinnamon + orangetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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