Why it works: Peach and grape match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 218 recipes. Both carry 2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, green. The science ↓
Marbre Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Pour calves' feet jelly into a mold to a depth of 1 inch and let it cool.
Place a medallion of wafer paper or ripe fruits on top, with the ornamented side down.
Set the fruits with a little lukewarm jelly.
Once that is cold, fill the mold with nearly cold jelly.
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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Peach + grapetop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together218 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).
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