Why it works: Celery and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,110 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓
Celery Cures Rheumatism
Ingredients
Directions
Cut celery into small pieces.
Boil celery in water until soft.
Drink the water warm.
Serve with pieces of toasted bread.
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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Celery + breadtop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,110 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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