Why it works: Buttermilk and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,674 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Butter Milk Cheese
Ingredients
Directions
Heat the buttermilk over low heat until it is almost scalding hot, allowing the curd to separate.
Pour the mixture into a cheese bag and hang it up to drip.
Once drained, work the curd with your hands, adding a little butter or cream and coarse sea salt.
Form the mixture into small balls and store them in a cool place.
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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Buttermilk + buttertop 20% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,674 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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