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Stefan's Chocolate Rosemary Mousse

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Cream and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,466 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Stefan's Chocolate Rosemary Mousse

Serves 4
Prep1 hr
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

210Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
18 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4

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. Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Cream + rosemarytop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together285 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Rosemary + chocolatetop 31% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together23 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, chocolate):

  1. Peppermintfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Cinnamonfits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.