Why it works: Banana and rum match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 183 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the fruit
Take exotic fruits (bananas, kiwis, oranges, grapefruit, watermelons, pineapple, fresh or in tin) and apples, grapes, strawberries.
Peel the fruit.
Cut it into cubes.
Place it in a bowl (with the juice of the fruit).
Macerate and serve
Sprinkle with old rum.
Cover the bowl with aluminium paper.
Place the bowl in the fridge for one hour.
Serve very cold.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Banana + rumtop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together183 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
- Bananas
- Provide sweetness and a soft texture that breaks down into the juices.
- Strawberries
- Add tart flavour and juiciness to the salad.
- Old rum
- Adds aroma and warm flavour to the fruit.
“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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