Why it works: White wine and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,776 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Pickling Pigs’ Feet, Tongues, Etc.
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 145°F (63°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Wash the emptied stomach of the tripe well.
Scald the tripe in water at 145°F (63°C) for about 5 minutes.
Scrape and wash the scalded tripe until clean and white.
Boil the tripe until tender, about 2.5 hours.
Chill the cooked tripe in cold water and remove all fat.
Soak the tripe in 45 grain white wine vinegar overnight.
Pack the tripe in the same strength vinegar.
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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White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,776 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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