Why it works: Hops and lemon work together. They rank in the top 40% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
Hop Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Boil young hops in a little salt and water until partially cooked but not quite tender.
Drain and dry the hops thoroughly.
Pour a salad dressing made with lemon juice over the hops.
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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Hops + lemontop 40% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together3 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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