Why it works: Turkey and truffle work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 167 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
Hbn Turkey, with Truffles
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the truffle stuffing as described in the previous article.
Lard the turkey and wrap it in strong greased paper.
Roast the turkey before a small fire for two hours.
After two hours, remove the paper and let it brown for ten minutes.
Serve the turkey.
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.
Explore the science
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.
-
Turkey + truffletop 14% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together167 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
You might also like
The free Flavor Lab newsletter: one surprising pairing a week and the molecular reason it works, in 60 seconds. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer an account? Create a free account to save pairings and unlock the full chemistry.
Turkey Soup71 recipes
Turkey Stuffing26 recipes
Turkey Dressing24 recipes
Turkey Patties12 recipes