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Mariano's Margarita Recipe

This margarita recipe comes from Mariano Martinez, and is used when he prepares margaritas in his own home. Mariano has been credited with being the man most...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Lime and agave match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 134 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Mariano's Margarita Recipe

Serves 1

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

44Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
13 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Agave1 tsp (7g)21
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Lime + agavetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together134 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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