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Fresh Corn Cakes

By thevintagemixer · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Fresh Corn Cakes

Why it works: Corn and wheat match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 465 recipes. Both carry hexanal, which smells green, grassy. The science ↓

Fresh Corn Cakes

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

968Calories
48 gProtein
28 gFat
132 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
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 thevintagemixer. 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. Corn + wheattop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).

  2. Flour + chivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,168 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Corn + chivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together133 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Wheat + chivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the chive

The recipe marks chive as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, wheat, flour, pepper, egg, buttermilk, yogurt):

  1. Chivethe original
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Sweet potatofits about as well
  4. Potatofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, wheat, flour, pepper, egg, buttermilk, yogurt. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.