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Mexican Standoff Recipe

We did this variant of a classic Tequila drink, but used Sub Rosa Spirits' Saffron vodka. We dusted the cocktail with powdered chipotle to bring out the smoky...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Saffron and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 112 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Mexican Standoff Recipe

1 drink

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

163Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
42 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Saffronnot in our table0
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. Saffron + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together112 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Saffron + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together185 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Pineapple + orangetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,664 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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 (saffron, vodka, orange, lime):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Mangofits about as well
  3. Avocadofits about as well
  4. Pineapplethe original

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