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Turtle Soup

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From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 14 ingredients
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Why it works: Marjoram and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,225 recipes. Both carry terpineol, which smells pine, woody. The science ↓

Turtle Soup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a large stewpan, layer ham, veal knuckles, and turtle flesh.

  2. Moisten with water from boiling the turtle shell and sweat the meat thoroughly.

  3. Check if the meat is done by inserting a knife; if no blood comes out, moisten again with the boiling liquor.

  4. Add a large bunch of sweet herbs and the onion stuck with cloves.

  5. Cook until everything is thoroughly done.

  6. Drain the members and set aside for later.

  7. Make a thin white thickening with flour over a slow fire until it has a good color.

  8. Moisten the thickening with the drained liquor and bring to a boil.

  9. Skim off any scum and fat from the surface.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Marjoram + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,225 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  2. Thyme + winter savorytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together780 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Marjoram + winter savorytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  4. Basil + marjoramtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together688 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  5. Thyme + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, veal, marjoram, lemon, thyme, winter savory, parsley):

  1. Sagefits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Rosemaryfits about as well
  4. Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ham, veal, marjoram, lemon, thyme, winter savory, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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