Why it works: Parsnip and meat work together. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 123 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓
Baked Parsnips
Ingredients
Directions
Peel and wash the parsnips.
Cut them lengthwise into quarters.
Steam the parsnips for one hour.
Place them in a baking dish with salt and meat drippings.
Bake until nicely browned.
Drain and serve on a hot dish.
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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Parsnip + meattop 24% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together123 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
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