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Pavlova

Gorgeous New Zealand meringue cake. The recipe adapted from Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Pavlova

Why it works: Sugar and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Pavlova

Serves 8

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

265Calories
8 gProtein
12 gFat
30 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Teanot in our table0
Fruitnot 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. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Vanilla + pomegranatetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together43 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Tea + vanillatop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together170 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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

Swap the pomegranate

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sugar, tea, white wine, vinegar, cream, vanilla):

  1. Strawberryfits better
  2. Peachfits better
  3. Raspberryfits better
  4. Pomegranatethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, sugar, tea, white wine, vinegar, cream, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.