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Chinese Yam Pudding

"This is a simple yam pudding that is traditionally served by the Foo Chow people. Traditionally, pork lard is used to enhance the flavor, but it can be substituted with vegetable oil."

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Chinese Yam Pudding

Why it works: Yam and sugar work together. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 73 recipes. Both carry 1-penten-3-one, which smells fish, pungent. The science ↓

Chinese Yam Pudding

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

168Calories
0 gProtein
14 gFat
13 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Yamnot in our table0

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

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Yam + sugartop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together73 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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