Why it works: Sturgeon and egg work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 100 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓
Sturgeon
Ingredients
Directions
In a pot, add water and bring it to a boil.
Add the sturgeon slices and parboil them to remove excess oil.
Remove the sturgeon and let it cool slightly.
Dip each slice in beaten egg, then coat with cracker crumbs.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the coated sturgeon slices until golden brown.
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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Sturgeon + eggtop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together100 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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