Why it works: Tomato and milk match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,223 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Cheap Oyster Soup
Ingredients
Directions
In a pot, combine cooked tomatoes and codfish.
Add water and bring to a boil for 20 minutes.
Stir in baking soda, fresh milk, and rolled cracker.
Simmer for a few minutes until heated through.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Tomato + milktop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,223 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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