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Sgroppino

A creamy, boozy classic Venetian dessert or after-dinner cocktail

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Sgroppino

Why it works: Cream and vodka work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 202 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Sgroppino

Serves 1

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

141Calories
7 gProtein
11 gFat
5 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
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 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. Cream + vodkatop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together202 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Lemon + vodkatop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together264 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Lemon + eggtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together44,316 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  4. Cream + eggtop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together42,166 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Lemon + creamtop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together15,640 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Lemon and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 44,316 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 lemon

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

  1. Vanillafits about as well
  2. Raspberryfits about as well
  3. Lemonthe original
  4. Strawberryfits about as well

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