Name: Parmasan Green Tomatoes
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: These amounts are as a vegetable portion, they are great done with bacon, or fried eggs. I found the big 'beefsteak' type gave the best results.; Green tomatoe, I large or 2 medium each; Flour, enough for coating, on a plate; Egg, beaten for coating; Italian cheese,ready grated type in a tub works best, shaken onto a plate.; Bacon fat, oil, or butter/olive oil to fry.

Why it works: Cheese and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 7,962 recipes mention both. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Parmasan Green Tomatoes

Serves 1

Ingredients

These amounts are as a vegetable portion, they are great done with bacon, or fried eggs. I found the big 'beefsteak' type gave the best results.
Green tomatoe, I large or 2 medium each
Flour, enough for coating, on a plate
Egg, beaten for coating
Italian cheese,ready grated type in a tub works best, shaken onto a plate.
Bacon fat, oil, or butter/olive oil to fry.

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairs

Aroma overlaplow

Mentioned together124,287 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Egg + flourtop 15% of all pairs

Aroma overlaplow

Mentioned together106,462 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Egg + buttertop 17% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together118,967 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Egg + cheesetop 28% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together6,253 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Flour and butter share little aroma chemistry, yet 124,287 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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