Name: Wild Mushroom Lasagne with a Parmesan Cream
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 600g wild mushrooms; 50g unsalted butter , plus extra knob for frying; 50g flour; 500ml milk; 2 egg yolks; 25g Gruyère or vegetarian alternative, grated; 25g large sheets fresh cheddar or vegetarian alternative, grated; 3 3 large sheets fresh pasta (about 12 x 20cm), cooked; 200ml double cream; 100g butter; 50g Parmesan or vegetarian alternative, grated; a little milk; 3 mixed peppers , peeled, deseeded and thinly sliced; olive oil , for frying

Why it works: Olive and pasta match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,227 recipes mention both. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

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

Olive + pastatop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together2,227 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Flour + pastatop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together659 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Olive + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together4,571 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together12,525 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

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Wild Mushroom Lasagne with a Parmesan Cream