Why it works: Coconut and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,742 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-penten-3-one, which smells fish, pungent. The science ↓
Cocoanut Blanc-mange
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare an ordinary blanc mange recipe, making it slightly sweeter.
Just before removing from the heat, stir in the grated coconut.
Pour the mixture into shapes and let it set.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Coconut + sugartop 22% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together5,742 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).
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