Why it works: Carrot and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,892 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓
Pickled Carrots
Ingredients
Directions
Place whole boiled carrots in a stone jar.
Add mixed spices.
Cover the carrots with vinegar.
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 + vinegartop 23% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,892 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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