Why it works: Coffee and syrup work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 318 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Coffee Granito
Ingredients
Directions
Mix the coffee and syrup in a freezer.
Twirl the mixture first to the right, then to the left.
As it begins to freeze up the sides, scrape it down into the center with a spatula.
Ensure it is only half frozen, resembling snowy water, so it can be poured into glasses.
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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Coffee + syruptop 15% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together318 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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