Why it works: Lime and blueberry share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 84 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓
Bald Pussy
Ingredients
Directions
Pour ingredients into a highball glass over ice, then stir.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Blueberry | 1 cup (148g) | 84 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Melon | not in our table | 0 |
| Vodka | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
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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.
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Lime + blueberrytop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together84 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Melon + blueberrytop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together37 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).
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Melon + limetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together202 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Lime + vodkatop 12% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together225 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Melon + vodkatop 23% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together53 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Melon liqueur
- Adds sweet melon flavour and body to the drink.
- Lime vodka
- Provides a base spirit with bright citrus aroma.
- Absolut vodka
- Adds a neutral alcoholic base that keeps the drink clean and strong.
- Triple sec
- Contributes orange sweetness and aroma that balances the spirits.
- Blueberry schnapps
- Adds sweetness and fruity blueberry flavour to the drink.
Swap the melon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lime, vodka, blueberry):
- Lemonfits better
- Mangofits better
- Avocadofits better
- Melonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against lime, vodka, blueberry. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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