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Pecan Pie with Cardamom Ginger Ice Cream

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Why it works: Maple syrup and cardamom work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and 29 recipes mention both. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Maple syrup + cardamomtop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together29 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Cinnamon + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,299 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Cinnamon + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together6,380 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Cardamom + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,114 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Butter + milktop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together81,222 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

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