Why it works: Capers and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,311 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓
Chaudfroid of Tongue with Cubes of Aspic Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Layer the bottom of a mold with aspic jelly.
Arrange slices of tongue, pickles, and capers in the mold, covering each layer with jelly.
Continue layering until the mold is filled, finishing with jelly on top.
Refrigerate for several hours until set.
Unmold and garnish with cress and quartered hard-boiled eggs before serving.
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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Capers + eggtop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,311 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
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