Name: Nigerian Tea
Ingredients: Evaporated milk (preferably Peak Milk brand); Milo chocolate drink mix; Hot water

Why it works: Evaporated milk and chocolate work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 269 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Nigerian Tea

Ingredients

Evaporated milk (preferably Peak Milk brand)
Milo chocolate drink mix
Hot water

Directions

Pour the evaporated milk into a mug, and stir in the chocolate drink mix.
Stir in hot water.
Serve with bread, Nigerian meat pie, or other Nigerian snacks.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

304Calories

9 gProtein

17 gFat

29 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 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
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
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.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

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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.

Evaporated milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together269 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,128 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Evaporated milk + milktop 63% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together0 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).