Why it works: Cabbage and coriander work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 191 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓
How to Make Sauerkraut
Ingredients
Directions
Slice the cabbage into fine shreds.
In a barrel, place a layer of coarse sea salt.
Add layers of cabbage and salt, finishing with a layer of salt on top.
Press down each layer with a heavy pestle.
Season the cabbage with a few grains of coriander and juniper berries.
Once the barrel is full, cover it with a cloth and place weights on top.
Store in a dry cellar for a month, drawing off the pickle daily and replacing it with fresh until the liquid is clear.
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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Cabbage + coriandertop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together191 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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