Why it works: Cream and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and 21,449 recipes mention both. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓
Fate De Veau
Ingredients
Directions
Put a layer of good forcemeat at the bottom, then put some slices of veal and ham seasoned with mixed spices, add some slices of truffles, some lemon-peel grated, and put a little butter mixed with pepper and salt. Finish with a layer of forcemeat, then the cover, bake it, and when done, put in a little jus de veau, with a spoonful of cream. Serve hot.
FATE D^AGNBAU.
A lamb pie is made in the same manner as that with fillets of mutton.
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. See the original page.
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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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Cream + peppertop 23% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together21,449 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Cream and pepper share little aroma chemistry, yet 21,449 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.
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