Why it works: Pepper and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and 21,449 recipes mention both. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓
Mullagatawny and Giblet Soup
Ingredients
Directions
Season the soup with salt and pepper.
Let it boil for a short time, then skim off any foam.
Pour in 1 pint of rich boiling cream and serve immediately to prevent curdling.
This recipe makes about 5 pints of soup.
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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Pepper + creamtop 23% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together21,449 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Pepper and cream share little aroma chemistry, yet 21,449 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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