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Sour Lime and Lemongrass Granita

This is best eaten within a few days, but will keep in the freezer for weeks, though it may need a firm hand to break up the crystals.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Lime and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,289 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Sour Lime and Lemongrass Granita

Serves 6
Prep2 hr
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

72Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
20 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Vodkanot 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. Lime + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,289 recipes

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

  2. Lime + vodkatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together225 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Sugar + vodkatop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together327 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Sugar + lemontop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together53,532 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Lemon + vodkatop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together264 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Sugar and lemon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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