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Rosemary Old Fashioned

By aspicyperspective · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Rosemary Old Fashioned

Why it works: Rosemary and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 261 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Rosemary Old Fashioned

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

149Calories
4 gProtein
2 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rye1 slice (32g)83
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Whiskeynot in our table0
Syrupnot in our table0

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

By aspicyperspective. 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. Rosemary + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together261 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Rye + orangetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Rye + rosemarytop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl decanoate (grape, waxy).

  4. Syrup + orangetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,179 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Rye + syruptop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together46 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rye, syrup, orange):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Gingerfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rye, syrup, orange. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.