Why it works: Wheat and bread match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 209 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓
Breakfast No. 45
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare cracked wheat according to package instructions.
Broil the chicken until fully cooked and golden brown.
Prepare shortcake and layer with fresh strawberries.
Serve cold bread alongside.
Brew coffee to your liking.
Arrange ripe fruit on the table.
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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Wheat + breadtop 10% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together209 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Wheat + chickentop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together296 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).
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Chicken + breadtop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,258 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity).
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Wheat + coffeetop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together105 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Chicken + coffeetop 18% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together146 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
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