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Faggot of Parsley

A bundle of fresh parsley tied with herbs and spices.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Parsley and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,057 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Faggot of Parsley

Ingredients

Directions

Assemble

  1. Gather a bunch of fresh parsley.

  2. Place a bay leaf, a sprig of thyme, and a few whole cloves in the center.

  3. Tie the bunch together with string.

Finish

  1. Trim the edges neatly.

  2. Optionally, add celery and leeks.

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. Parsley + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  2. Thyme + clovetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  3. Parsley + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

What each ingredient does

Parsley
Forms the bundle's main body and adds fresh, green herbal aroma.
Bay leaf
Adds a subtle, savory aroma that gently scents the dish.
Thyme
Contributes earthy, aromatic flavor that complements the other herbs.
Cloves
Add a warm, pungent spice aroma in small amounts.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parsley, thyme):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Sagefits better
  3. Fennelfits better
  4. Clovethe original

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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