Why it works: Tea and lemon work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 610 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
Tea, Iced
Ingredients
Directions
Make the tea
Place the tea in a clean container and pour boiling water over it.
Let it steep for 15 minutes.
Strain the tea into a stone pot to cool.
Serve
Fill a 9 oz glass with ice.
Pour the cooled tea into the glass.
Add a slice of lemon on the side.
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.
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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.
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Tea + lemontop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together610 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Tea
- Provides the main flavor and color of the drink as it steeps in hot water.
- Lemon slices
- Adds acidity and a bright aroma that lifts the flavor of the tea.
The step that matters
Let it steep for 15 minutes. Steeping time controls how much flavor and tannin leave the tea leaves. Too short gives a weak drink, and too long can make it bitter and astringent.
“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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