Why it works: Artichoke and butter work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 893 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓
Boiled Artichokes
Ingredients
Directions
Cut off the stalks of the artichokes and wash them well.
Soak the artichokes in cold water for a few hours.
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
Add the artichokes to the boiling water, cover, and boil for 1.5 hours or until tender.
Serve with melted butter or cream sauce.
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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Artichoke + buttertop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together893 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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