Why it works: Gooseberry and black currant share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5 recipes. Both carry hex-2-enal, which smells green, apple. The science ↓
Vegetarian Cookery
Ingredients
Directions
Fruit, Stewed, 171 Fruits, Bottled, 157 Tinned, 155 Frumenty, 76
Game Fritters, 117 Garlic and Eggs, 86 Garnish of Eggs, 89 German Fritters, 121 Salad, 100 ,, Sauce, 51 Ginger Sauce, 52 Gooseberry Sauce, 52 Gooseberries, Stewed, 173 Green Bean Soup, 27 „ Dutch Sauce, 51
Mayonnaise Sauce, 54 „ Pea Soup, Dried, 37 „ „ „ Fresh, 38
Hare Soup, 32 Haricot Beans, 131
Bean Salad, 103 ,, „ Soup, Eed, 26
„ White, 26 Herbaceous Mixture, 32 Herbs, Aromatic, 32 Hominy, 76
„ Fried, 76 „ Fritters, 117 Hop Salad, 104 Horseradish Sauce, 52 Hotch Potch, 32
Ice Cream, 176
Lemon Water, 176 „ Orange Water, 176 „ Water Fruit, 177 Ices, 174 „ from Fresh Fruit, 1 76 „ from Jams, 176 Indian Pickle Sauce, 53 „ Sandwiches, 106 Italian Salad, 104 „ Sauce, 53
Jam Apple, 161 „ Apricot, 164 „ Blackberry, 164 '5 Black Currant, 164
Jam, Carrot, 164 Damson, 164 Gooseberry, 164 Greengage, 164 „ Plum, 164
Raspberry, 164 Red Currant, 164 „ Rhubarb, 164 Strawberry, 164 Vegetable Marrow, 164 Jams, 163 Jardiniere Soup, 33 Jellies, 158 Jelly, Apple, 161 ,, Apricot, 163 ,, Blackberry, 158 „ Black Currant, 160 „ Damson, 162 „ Lemon, 159 „ Mulberry, 163 „ Orange, 160 „ PiDe Apple, 162 ,, Raspberry, 161 ,, Red Currant, 161 Julienne Soup, 33
Kale, Scotch, 148 „ Sea, 148
Leek Soup, 33 Leeks, Stewed, 145
„ Welsh Porridge, 146 Lemon Cream, 166
,, Jelly, 159
„ Water, Ice, 176 Lentil Porridge, 75
,, Puree a la Soubise, 34 Soup, 33 Lentils, 135
„ a la Provengale, 136
„ Boiled, 136
„ Curried, 136 Lettuce Salad, 97 Lettuces, Stewed, 146 with Peas, 146
Macaroni, 67
„ ^ la Reine, 69 „ and Cheese, 68 „ „ Chestnuts, 72
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 8 of 13 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lentil | 1/2 cup cooked (99g) | 115 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Ice Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Lettuce | 1 cup shredded (36g) | 5 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Gooseberry | not in our table | 0 |
| Soup | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Black Currant | 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.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
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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Gooseberry + black curranttop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together5 recipes
Shared aroma: hex-2-enal (green, apple).
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Apple + black curranttop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together39 recipes
Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).
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Gooseberry + appletop 8% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together44 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl isobutyrate (flower).
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Ginger + gooseberrytop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together15 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Ginger + black curranttop 9% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together6 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the beans
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, ginger, sauce, gooseberry, cream, apple, black currant):
- Almondfits better
- Chestnutfits better
- Walnutfits about as well
- Beansthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against egg, ginger, sauce, gooseberry, cream, apple, black currant. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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