Why it works: Flour and white wine are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,082 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Entree of Crimped Cod
Ingredients
Directions
Boil a slice of crimped cod in salted water for 10 minutes.
Remove the cod and let it cool, then flake it into pieces.
In a bowl, mix flour, sweet oil, white wine, and a pinch of salt to make a batter.
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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Flour + white winetop 24% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together3,082 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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