Why it works: Sorghum and flour share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 99 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
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Ingredients
Directions
Mix sorghum flour and boiling water or stock
Add1 part water and mix all.
Category:Ivoirian Recipes
Category:Ivoirian Snacks
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Sorghum | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | 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.
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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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Sorghum + flourtop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together99 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Sorghum + corntop 8% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together14 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Flour + corntop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together6,165 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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