Why it works: Cream and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,466 recipes mention both. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓
Blanc-mange
Ingredients
Directions
Mold the blanc-mange in small cups.
Place a mold of jelly in the center of a platter.
Arrange the molds of blanc-mange around the jelly mold.
Add chocolate to half of the blanc-mange mixture for flavor.
Alternate the molds with plain and chocolate blanc-mange for a nice effect.
Serve with sweetened cream.
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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Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,466 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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