Why it works: Cucumber and veal work together. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 439 recipes. Both carry 2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, green. The science ↓
Cucumber Boats
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds to create boats.
In a bowl, mix the finely chopped boiled tongue, cold veal or chicken, and chopped pimentos.
Fill the cucumber boats with the mixture.
Drizzle with Mayonnaise Dressing 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 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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Cucumber + vealtop 23% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together439 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).
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