Why it works: Sauce and parmesan cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,294 recipes mention both. Both carry decanoic acid, which smells soapy, waxy. The science ↓
Spaghetti with Browned Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the Browned Sauce until smooth.
Add the prepared spaghetti to the sauce and simmer until thoroughly hot.
Serve on a large platter and top with grated Parmesan cheese.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Sauce + parmesan cheesetop 19% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together1,294 recipes
Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).
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