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Pimm's Cup Recipe

The classic recipe for the Wimbledon cooler made with Pimm's No. 1, cucumber, lemon, and soda.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Pimm's Cup Recipe

Why it works: Cucumber and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,067 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Pimm's Cup Recipe

1 Serving
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

79Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
20 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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

By chow. 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. Cucumber + lemontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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