Why it works: Milk and grass work together. They rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9 recipes. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓
New Jersey Cream Cheese
Ingredients
Directions
Scald the desired quantity of milk and let it cool slightly.
Add rennet according to package directions.
When curd forms, remove it gently with a ladle.
Place curd on a thin cloth held by two people.
Dash water over the curd to separate it, then hang to drain.
Press the curd under a light weight for one hour.
Cut the curd into small pieces with a thread, placing a cloth between each piece.
Press again for an hour, then rub with fine salt.
Let the curd sit on a board for an hour, then wash in cold water.
Drain and let the skin dry for a day or two.
Place sweet grass under and over the curd to ripen.
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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Milk + grasstop 27% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together9 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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