Why it works: Pepper and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and 50,459 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
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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 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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Pepper + flourtop 19% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together50,459 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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