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French Kiss Recipe

Look for white crème de cacao (clear white-chocolate liqueur) in better liquor stores. DeKuyper makes a good one.This recipe was featured in our 2006 Killer...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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French Kiss Recipe

Why it works: Orange and cocoa powder work together. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 140 recipes. Both carry 2-phenylacetic acid, which smells honey-like. The science ↓

French Kiss Recipe

1 drink

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

217Calories
3 gProtein
9 gFat
32 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Vodkanot 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 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. Orange + cocoa powdertop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together140 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-phenylacetic acid (honey-like).

  2. Vodka + cocoa powdertop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Orange + vodkatop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together202 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the orange

The recipe marks orange as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vodka, cocoa powder):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raspberryfits about as well
  3. Limefits about as well
  4. Orangethe original

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