Why it works: Flour and almond are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,673 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Rosehip Soup
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the pulp
Rinse the rosehips.
Crush dried hips.
Boil in water till soft.
Press through a colander.
Measure the pulp and dilute with water if necessary.
Make the soup
Bring the pulp to a boil and add sugar.
Add more sugar if it is too tart.
Mix potato flour with some cold water.
Thicken the soup while you stir and bring to a boil.
Add blanched and shredded almond.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| 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.
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.
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Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together8,673 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Potato + almondtop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together337 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together92,116 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
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Potato + flourtop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,355 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Sugar + almondtop 18% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together15,679 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Rosehip pulp
- Provides the main fruity flavour and body of the soup.
- Sugar
- Sweetens and balances the natural tartness of the rosehips.
- Potato flour
- Thickens the soup as it is stirred and brought to a boil.
- Almonds
- Add texture and a mild nutty flavour.
The step that matters
Thicken the soup while you stir and bring to a boil. Potato flour must be mixed with cold water first and stirred into hot soup so it disperses evenly. Added dry or lumpy, it clumps and the soup thickens unevenly.
Swap the potato
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, flour, almond):
- Arrowrootfits better
- Beetrootfits better
- Sweet potatofits better
- Potatothe original
Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, flour, almond. 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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