Why it works: Fig and honey work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 228 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Figs, to Keep All the Year Fit for Use
Ingredients
Directions
Layer fresh figs in a large earthen jar with their own leaves between them.
Boil water and honey together, skimming off any foam, ensuring it isn't too thick.
Pour the warm honey-water mixture over the figs in the jar.
Seal the jar tightly.
When ready to use, soak the figs in warm water for two hours.
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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Fig + honeytop 4% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together228 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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