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Spicy Vinegar

Great condiment to have in the refrigerator and ready to use. It’s good on fish or chicken main dishes.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Spicy Vinegar

Why it works: Pepper and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,382 recipes. Both carry methyl cinnamate, which smells strawberry. The science ↓

Spicy Vinegar

Serves 6
Prep6 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

31Calories
1 gProtein
1 gFat
5 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Pepper + cumintop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  2. Apple cider vinegar + peppertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together477 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Apple cider vinegar + cumintop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the cumin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (apple cider vinegar, pepper):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Cuminthe original

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