Why it works: Bread and parsley are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,588 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓
Marrow Toast
Ingredients
Directions
Remove the marrow from the bone in large pieces.
Toast the bread until golden brown.
Spread the marrow on the toasted bread.
Garnish each piece with a sprig of parsley.
Serve very hot.
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 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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Bread + parsleytop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together8,588 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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