Why it works: Lobster and vinegar work together. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 692 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓
Lobster Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare a salad with mixed salad greens.
Cut the red part of the lobster and add it to the salad for contrast.
Drizzle with a small amount of oil and vinegar, as shellfish absorb sharp flavors.
Serve the salad on a dish, not in a bowl.
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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Lobster + vinegartop 25% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together692 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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