Why it works: Pineapple and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,841 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Pineapple Water Ice
Ingredients
Directions
Make the mixture
In a bowl, combine the grated pineapple, sugar, and water.
Mix well until the sugar is dissolved.
Pour the mixture into a freezer-safe container.
Freeze
Freeze until solid, stirring occasionally to break up ice crystals.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Pineapple + sugartop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,841 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Pineapple
- Provides the main fruit flavor and a bright, acidic tang.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and lowers the freezing point, keeping the ice softer and easier to scoop.
The step that matters
Stirring while freezing. Water freezes into large ice crystals that make the ice coarse and icy. Stirring during freezing breaks up these crystals as they form, giving a smoother, finer texture. Waiting until it is fully solid without stirring leads to a harder, grainier result.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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