Why it works: Carrot and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,259 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Creamed Carrots
Ingredients
Directions
Wash and scrape the carrots, then cut them into small cubes.
Cook the carrots in a small quantity of water until tender.
Drain the carrots and mix the cooking water with a little milk or cream.
Use this mixture to make a sauce for serving the carrot cubes.
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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Carrot + milktop 18% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,259 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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