Why it works: Haddock and bread work together. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 220 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
To Fry Haddocks
Ingredients
Directions
Clean and dry the haddock thoroughly.
Cut off the heads and tails, and remove the innards.
Cut each fish into three pieces.
Coat the fish pieces in bread crumbs.
Heat lard in a pan until boiling.
Fry the fish until golden brown.
Serve hot with sauce.
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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Haddock + breadtop 24% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together220 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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