Why it works: Wheat and honey work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 346 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓
Tar Beer for Consumption
Ingredients
Directions
Combine water, wheat bran, tar, and honey in a new stone vessel.
Simmer over low heat for 3 hours.
Allow to cool, then add brewer's yeast.
Let it stand for 36 hours.
Store in a cool place.
Take ⅓ cup before each meal.
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 + honeytop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together346 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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