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Gammon with Pineapple & Papaya Salsa

Give that old-school meal of gammon and pineapple a new lease of life with this simple but stylish version

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Gammon with Pineapple & Papaya Salsa

Why it works: Coriander and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Gammon with Pineapple & Papaya Salsa

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

93Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Papayanot in our table0
Coriandernot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Coriander + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

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

  2. Pineapple + papayatop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together65 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Papaya + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together91 recipes

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

  4. Papaya + coriandertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together55 recipes

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

  5. Pineapple + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together469 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (papaya, coriander, lime):

  1. Mangofits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Pineapplethe original

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