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Cardamom Meringue Nests

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Cardamom Meringue Nests

Why it works: Sugar and cardamom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,044 recipes. Both carry 1-penten-3-one, which smells fish, pungent. The science ↓

Cardamom Meringue Nests

Serves 10
Prep50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

288Calories
8 gProtein
14 gFat
32 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6

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 + cardamomtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,044 recipes

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

  2. Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Sugar + cocoatop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together956 recipes

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

  4. Egg + cocoatop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together582 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Egg + cardamomtop 32% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together582 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the cocoa

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

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Cocoathe original

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