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Rhubarb and Rosemary Jam

It sounds a strange combination but Rhubarb and rosemary go really well together. Why not try it with your rhubarb crumble?

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Lemon and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 845 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Rhubarb and Rosemary Jam

Makes 3 jars

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

72Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Rhubarbnot 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. Lemon + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together845 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Lemon + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Rosemary + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together113 recipes

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

  4. Rhubarb + gingertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together241 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Rhubarb + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together546 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the lemon

The recipe marks lemon as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rhubarb, sugar, rosemary, ginger):

  1. Lemonthe original
  2. Orangefits about as well
  3. Limefits about as well
  4. Figfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against rhubarb, sugar, rosemary, ginger. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.