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Americano Recipe

Campari and vermouth are the elemental components of an Americano. The recipe for the Americano dates back to at least 1861, when it was served at Gaspare Campari...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Americano Recipe

Why it works: Vermouth and orange work together. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 83 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Americano Recipe

1 drink

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

134Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
35 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Vermouthnot 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 chow. 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. Vermouth + orangetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together83 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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