Why it works: Clam and biscuit work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 48 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓
Clam Pot Pie
Ingredients
Directions
Clean the clams thoroughly.
Place the clams in a pot and cover them with cold water.
Bring to a boil until the clam shells open.
Remove the shells and meat, then strain the liquid to remove any sediment.
Return the strained liquid and clams to the pot and bring to a boil.
Prepare a light biscuit crust, roll it out, and cut it into strips.
Drop the strips into the boiling liquid.
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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Clam + biscuittop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together48 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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