Why it works: Soy milk and cardamom work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 8 recipes mention both. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓
The recipe
8 (1 cup) servingsIngredients
Contains: milk, soy (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Also mentioned in the method: milk
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Combine the soy milk, sliced crushed ginger, crushed cardamom pods, crushed cloves and cinnamon stick in a large heavy saucepan.
Heat over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the milk is steaming and just starts to simmer.
Reduce the heat to low and keep it at a gentle simmer for 10 minutes, stirring now and then, without letting it boil hard or scorch on the bottom.
Stir in the brown sugar until fully dissolved, about 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let it steep for 3 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve into a pitcher, discarding the spices and ginger.
Pour into cups and serve hot.
Explore the science
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.
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Soy milk + cardamomtop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together8 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together14,027 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).
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Cardamom + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,299 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Ginger + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together6,380 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Ginger + cardamomtop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,114 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the clove
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (soy milk, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, sugar):
- Nutmegbetter flavor fit
- Turmericabout as good a flavor fit
- Clovethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against soy milk, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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