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Key Lime Pisco Sour

Skip the mojitos: Pisco, the South American spirit, is the base for this summer’s tastiest cocktails

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Lime and syrup work together. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 322 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Key Lime Pisco Sour

Makes 1 glass

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

89Calories
7 gProtein
5 gFat
4 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
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Syrupnot 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. Lime + syruptop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together322 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Egg + syruptop 32% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,995 recipes
  3. Egg + limetop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,658 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 lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, syrup):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Raisinfits better
  4. Limethe original

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