Why it works: Veal and artichoke work together. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 272 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓
Artichoke Soup
Ingredients
Directions
Make a stock using the knuckle of veal.
Wash and clean the fresh artichokes.
Boil the artichokes in plain water for a short time.
Cut the artichokes into pieces and add them to the stock.
When the artichokes are soft, press them through a sieve.
Put the prepared soup into a clean saucepan and season to taste.
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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Veal + artichoketop 22% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together272 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
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