Why it works: Ham and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,370 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Ham Sandwiches
Ingredients
Directions
Chop the cold boiled ham, including both fat and lean parts.
Season the ham with coarse sea salt and paprika.
Mix the seasoned ham with salad dressing and enough heavy cream to make it spreadable.
Prepare the sandwiches using your preferred method.
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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Ham + creamtop 22% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together1,370 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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