Why it works: Vanilla and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and 12,301 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓
Creme-de-menthe Brick
Ingredients
Directions
Stir green Creme-de-Menthe and cherries into vanilla ice cream.
Freeze the mixture in brick molds.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Vanilla + creamtop 15% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together12,301 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
Vanilla and cream share little aroma chemistry, yet 12,301 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.
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