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Cold Rice Drink

A chilled beverage made from cooked rice, sugar, citrus juices, pineapple, and spices.

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Why it works: Cinnamon and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Cold Rice Drink

Time35 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the rice

  1. Combine rice and water in a 3-quart saucepan.

  2. Bring to a boil.

  3. Stir.

  4. Lower heat and simmer 35 minutes or until rice is very soft.

  5. Puree in electric blender or food processor.

Make the syrup

  1. Combine sugar, salt, juices and spices.

  2. Cook until syrupy, about 10 minutes.

Combine and chill

  1. Add the pureed rice, pineapple cubes, and peel.

  2. Bring to a boil.

  3. Remove from heat; remove cloves.

  4. Chill.

  5. Sliced strawberries may be added just before servings.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

424Calories
7 gProtein
1 gFat
102 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Orange + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Rice + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,137 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Orange + pineappletop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,664 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Rice
Breaks down into a puree that gives the drink its body and thickness.
Sugar
Sweetens the drink and, when cooked, thickens the juice mixture into a syrup.
Orange juice
Adds fruity acidity and sweetness that give the drink its citrus flavour.
Lemon juice
Adds sharp acidity that balances the sweetness of the sugar and fruit.
Pineapple juice
Contributes tropical fruit flavour and sweetness along with moisture.

The step that matters

Simmering the rice until very soft. Rice must be fully tender before pureeing; starch that stays firm will leave grit and a thin, uneven texture in the drink.

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, sugar, orange, lemon, cinnamon, clove):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Pineapplethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, sugar, orange, lemon, cinnamon, clove. 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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