Why it works: Quince and syrup work together. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 80 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Quince Compote
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the quinces into quarters and peel them.
Remove the cores and blanch the quinces until tender.
Place them in cold water to drain.
Put the quinces into your syrup and boil them five or six times.
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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Quince + syruptop 22% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together80 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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