Why it works: Peppermint and fig share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 55 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Directions
Combine peppermint leaf, jalap, senna, and chopped figs in a bowl.
Take 1 teaspoon of the mixture and place it in a cup.
Pour 3 tablespoons of boiling water over the mixture.
Let it cool, then drink before breakfast.
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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Peppermint + figtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together55 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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