Why it works: Melon and sugar work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 796 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Citron Cream
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the ripe citron melons and remove the seeds.
Slice the best part into small pieces and place them in a bowl.
Cover the pieces with powdered sugar and let them sit for several hours.
Drain off the syrup that forms.
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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Melon + sugartop 21% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together796 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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