Why it works: Fig and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,241 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Crystallized Figs
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the figs for candying by cleaning them.
In a saucepan, combine equal parts sugar and water to make a thick syrup.
Bring the syrup to a boil and drop the figs into it.
Remove the figs, drain them, and let them dry.
Repeat the process several times until the figs are thoroughly coated with crystallized sugar.
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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Fig + sugartop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,241 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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