Why it works: Beans and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,341 recipes. Both carry 2-heptanol, which smells bitter, floral. The science ↓
White Wax Beans
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the white wax beans in salted water until done.
Drain the beans and pour sweet cream over them.
Let it boil briefly, season to taste, and serve.
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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Beans + creamtop 24% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,341 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).
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