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May Orchid Sweet and Sour Sauce

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Orange and apricot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 703 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

May Orchid Sweet and Sour Sauce

Makes 350ml/12fl oz
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

153Calories
3 gProtein
0 gFat
36 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Maltnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

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

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Orange + apricottop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together703 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Tomato + orangetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together689 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Tomato + apricottop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together135 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenol (green, grassy).

  4. Vinegar + apricottop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together217 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  5. Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,806 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, sugar, malt, vinegar, apricot):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Beetrootfits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, sugar, malt, vinegar, apricot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.