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Campari & Soda

This Italian grapefruit liqueur is bitter on first sip, but with orange slices and plenty of ice there isn't a refresher like it

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Campari & Soda

Why it works: Orange and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and 19,212 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Campari & Soda

Serves 6
Prep5 min

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Orange + sugartop 20% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together19,212 recipes

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

Orange and sugar share little aroma chemistry, yet 19,212 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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