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Buttermilk Coleslaw

"Creamy buttermilk coleslaw that is easy and quick."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Buttermilk Coleslaw

Why it works: Celery and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Buttermilk Coleslaw

12 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

288Calories
15 gProtein
14 gFat
28 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Celery Seed1 stalk (40g)6
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. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Buttermilk + sugartop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,973 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Buttermilk + celerytop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together74 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Buttermilk + peppertop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together542 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Sugar + peppertop 32% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together19,401 recipes

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

Sugar and pepper barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 19,401 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the celery

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

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Cardamomfits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Celerythe original

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