Why it works: Clove and allspice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,874 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓
Seasoning in Sausages
Ingredients
Directions
For summer sausage, mix 34 parts coriander seed, 8 parts cloves, 1 part marjoram, and 42 ounces salt per 100 pounds of meat.
For bloodwurst, combine 30 parts salt, 6 parts coriander seed, 4 parts allspice, and 2 parts ground ginger, using 43 ounces per 100 pounds of stock.
For head cheese, use 3 parts pepper and 42 ounces per 100 pounds of stock.
For tongue sausage, mix 32 parts salt, 8 parts white pepper, 1 part mace, 1 part cloves, and 1 part allspice, using 3 ounces per 100 pounds of stock.
For frankfurters, combine 5 parts salt, 12 parts ground pepper, and 58 ounces per 100 pounds of meat.
For pork sausage, mix 44 parts salt, 1½ parts ground pepper, 3 parts saltpetre, and 1 part nutmeg, adding sage if desired, for 100 pounds of stock.
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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Clove + allspicetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together7,874 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Marjoram + allspicetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together342 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together6,038 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Allspice + gingertop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,620 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Coriander + gingertop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together3,505 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the garlic
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (meat, coriander, clove, marjoram, allspice, ginger, pepper):
- Thymefits better
- Cardamomfits better
- Cinnamonfits better
- Garlicthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against meat, coriander, clove, marjoram, allspice, ginger, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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