Why it works: Wine and pear work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 223 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓
Macedoine Op Feuit
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare wine jelly according to package instructions.
Layer assorted fruits in a mold.
Pour a layer of jelly over the fruit.
Continue layering fruit and jelly until the mold is filled.
Place the mold in a mixture of salt and ice, covering it tightly.
Let it freeze for several hours.
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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Wine + peartop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together223 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
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