Why it works: Oyster and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,663 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Little Pigs in Blanket
Ingredients
Directions
Drain the oysters and sprinkle them with black pepper.
Cut the bacon into thin slices.
Roll two oysters in each slice of bacon.
Skewer five of these rolls tightly together.
Bake in the top of the oven, resting the skewer on the edge of the pan to avoid contact with drippings.
Serve on the skewers with buttered toast.
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 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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Oyster + peppertop 22% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together7,663 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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