Why it works: Tomato and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 32% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,034 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Tomato Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Peel the tomatoes and slice them.
Chill the slices in the refrigerator or on ice until cold.
When ready to serve, cover the tomatoes with mayonnaise dressing.
Alternatively, serve the whole tomatoes with a teaspoon of dressing on each.
Keep both the tomatoes and dressing on ice until serving.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Tomato + creamtop 32% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together2,034 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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