Why it works: Fish and sugar work together. They rank in the top 42% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 207 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Cod-Fish
Ingredients
Directions
Clean the cod fish carefully, removing blood from the backbone.
If cooking with scales, dip the fish in water and rub with a coarse towel to remove shine.
Soak all salt fish in water before cooking.
To keep fish fresh, add a small amount of sugar and a little salt.
For fresh water fish, soak in strong saltwater to remove muddy smell and taste, then dry and prepare.
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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Fish + sugartop 42% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together207 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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