Why it works: Salmon and parsley are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,516 recipes. Both carry eugenol, which smells clove, spicy. The science ↓
Creamed Salmon
Ingredients
Directions
Season the salmon with coarse sea salt, paprika, and minced parsley.
Serve the seasoned salmon.
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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Salmon + parsleytop 24% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,516 recipes
Shared aroma: eugenol (clove, spicy).
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