Name: Aadun
Ingredients: 1 cup corn flour; ¼ cup palm oil; ½ teaspoon chile pepper; ½ teaspoon salt

Why it works: Corn and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,324 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Aadun

Time2–3 hours

Ingredients

1 cup corn flour
¼ cup palm oil
½ teaspoon chile pepper
½ teaspoon salt

Directions

Combine the corn flour, palm oil, chile pepper, and salt in a bowl.
Leave the mixture to sit for 2–3 hours.
Shape the mixture as desired, and serve with drinks.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

657Calories

16 gProtein

16 gFat

114 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

Corn + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,324 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Corn + flourtop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,165 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour + peppertop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together50,459 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Corn flour: Provides the starchy base that gives the mixture body and lets it hold a shape.
Palm oil: Adds fat and moisture, making the mixture richer and easier to bind.
Chile pepper: Adds heat and aroma to the mixture.

“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.