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Chocolate and Chilli Mousse

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Cream and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,463 recipes mention both. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Chocolate and Chilli Mousse

Serves 1
Prep30 min

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By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Cream + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together5,463 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Cream + sugartop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together43,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Sugar + chocolatetop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together15,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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