Why it works: Oyster and potato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 228 recipes mention both. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: milk, fish, shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Prepare a boiled cod and oyster soup according to their respective recipes.
Remove the bones and skin from the cod before serving.
Serve the oyster soup alongside the cod.
Make mashed potatoes with butter and cream or milk.
Serve fish, oysters, and potatoes together in soup plates, mixing them like a chowder as you eat.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Oyster + potatotop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together228 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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