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Almonsen Sprinkle

A dry almond and yeast seasoning with salt, onion, and garlic powders.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Almonsen Sprinkle

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously.

  2. Store in your fridge for up to a month.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

510Calories
15 gProtein
2 gFat
106 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Almond + garlictop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together967 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Almond + oniontop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,769 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Blanched almonds
Provide the fine, nutty base that gives the sprinkle its body and texture.
Engevita yeast
Adds a savory, cheesy-tasting flavor to the mix.

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, garlic):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, garlic. 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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