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Mangos Flameados

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Why it works: Lime and mango match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 506 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Mangos Flameados

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In chafing dish: Melt butter. When hot add sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Add orange and lime peels. Add liqueur and flame. When the flames have died down, add the orange & lime juices and cook until it has reduced slightly and is just turning brown. Add the mango halves. When the syrup starts to bubble, add the tequila and flame again. Serve immediately, either as is or over ice cream.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

323Calories
3 gProtein
12 gFat
56 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Mango1 cup diced (165g)99
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

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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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. Lime + mangotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together506 recipes

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

  2. Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Orange + mangotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together212 recipes

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

  4. Butter + mangotop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together283 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

  5. Butter + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, orange, mango):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pineapplefits better
  3. Peachfits better
  4. Limethe original

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

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