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Strawberry Parfait with Vin Santo, Mascarpone & Biscotti

A deliciously creamy, Italian strawberry dessert

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Strawberry Parfait with Vin Santo, Mascarpone & Biscotti

Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Strawberry Parfait with Vin Santo, Mascarpone & Biscotti

Serves 6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

460Calories
6 gProtein
26 gFat
48 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Biscuit1 medium (45g)166
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Dessert Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25

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

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

  2. Biscuit + creamtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,235 recipes

    Shared aroma: octanal (fat, soap).

  3. Biscuit + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,874 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

  4. Wine + creamtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,887 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Biscuit + winetop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together268 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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