Why it works: Roe and lemon work together. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 251 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
Bboiled Shad Roes
Ingredients
Directions
Parboil the shad roes in salted water for 10 minutes.
Transfer them to ice water until cold and firm.
Marinate the roes in a mixture of lemon juice and salad oil for 1 hour.
Wipe them lightly and broil until nicely browned, turning several times.
Serve with lemon sauce.
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 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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Roe + lemontop 18% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together251 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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