Why it works: Fish and parsnip work together. They rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 57 recipes. Both carry alpha-terpineol, which smells lilac, floral. The science ↓
Fish Soup
Ingredients
Directions
Cover the fish with cold water and bring to a simmer.
Cook gently for 20 minutes, or until the fish leaves the bones.
Boil the parsnips; cut small ones lengthwise into 2 and large ones into 4 pieces.
Drain the fish and place it on a hot dish.
Pour the sauce over the fish and garnish with parsnips.
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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Fish + parsniptop 27% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together57 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-terpineol (lilac, floral).
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