Why it works: Whiting and haddock match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 103 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
To Dress Fish
Ingredients
Directions
Examine the fish to ensure it is properly cleaned.
For cod, whiting, and haddock, lightly salt and refrigerate for one day.
If the weather is cool, the fish can be kept for up to two days.
To remove muddy smells from fresh water fish, soak it in a strong saltwater solution after cleaning.
If the fish is large enough, scald it in the saltwater solution, then dry it.
To boil the fish, place it in a pot of boiling spring water with a little salt.
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 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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Whiting + haddocktop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together103 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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