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Punch-a-Creme

Punch-a-Creme, or Ponche Creme, is a Trinidadian Christmas drink similar to eggnog. Rummy, creamy, spicy and oh-so-delicious.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Punch-a-Creme

Why it works: Lemon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,318 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Punch-a-Creme

Serves 20
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

283Calories
15 gProtein
14 gFat
18 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Nutnot 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 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. Lemon + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,318 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

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

  3. Condensed milk + rumtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together50 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Egg + nutmegtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together24,744 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Egg + lemontop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together44,316 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

Egg and nutmeg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 24,744 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the lemon

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

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Bananafits better
  4. Lemonthe original

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