Why it works: Butter and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and 85,593 recipes mention both. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓
Puree of Cucumbers
Ingredients
Directions
Peel and slice the cucumbers and put them over the fire in as little boiling water as will cook them; when tender drain from the water, press through a puree sieve, season with salt and pepper and add a tablespoonful of butter.
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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Butter + peppertop 21% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together85,593 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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