Why it works: Tomato and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 32% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,034 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Cream of Tomato Soup
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Make the soup
In a pot, heat the tomato puree over medium heat.
Stir in the cream and season with salt.
Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve
Serve hot, topped with croutons.
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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Tomato + creamtop 32% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together2,034 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Tomato puree
- Provides the main body, flavour and liquid base of the soup.
- Cream
- Adds fat and richness, giving the soup a smooth, velvety texture.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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