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Barbequed Oysters

"Simple and easy, these wonderfully flavorful shellfish delights will impress your guests. Try preparing them on the grill for exciting outdoor fun. Don't forget to keep your eyes open for the occasional pearl!"

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Barbequed Oysters

Why it works: Lime and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Barbequed Oysters

60 oysters
Prep30 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

98Calories
10 gProtein
3 gFat
10 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Oyster6 medium (84g)81
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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 + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Oyster + peppertop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7,663 recipes

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

  3. Oyster + limetop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together107 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oyster, pepper):

  1. Lemonfits about as well
  2. Limethe original
  3. Cherryfits less well
  4. Plumfits less well

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