Why it works: Red currant and pineapple work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, pear. The science ↓
Raspberry Cup
Ingredients
Directions
Mash and strain the red currants to extract the juice.
Pour the juice over shaved ice in cups.
Add 1 teaspoon of pineapple juice to each cup.
Top with several fresh red raspberries.
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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Red currant + pineappletop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together18 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).
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