Why it works: Lobster and mustard work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 394 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓
Deviled Lobster
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the lobster in the same manner as creamed lobster.
Add 1 tablespoon of mixed mustard and a pinch of cayenne to the sauce.
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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Lobster + mustardtop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together394 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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