Why it works: Veal and mushroom match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,446 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Blanquette of Veal or Lamb, with Mushrooms
Ingredients
Directions
Slice the white part of cold veal or lamb very thin.
Trim the meat into scallops no larger than a shilling.
Place the scallops in a clean saucepan or stewpan.
Wipe the meat with a clean cloth.
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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Veal + mushroomtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,446 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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