Why it works: Cider and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,431 recipes. Both carry 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol, which smells smoky, clove. The science ↓
Pickling Pigs’ Feet
Ingredients
Directions
Thoroughly scald the hind pigs' feet to remove the toes.
Clean the feet with a pigs’ foot cleaning machine, removing all loose cuticle and hair.
Boil the feet until tender.
Pack the feet in boiling cider vinegar with salt and whole black peppercorns.
For tierces, use an 80 degree pickle for best results.
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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Cider + vinegartop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together3,431 recipes
Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).
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