Why it works: Artichoke and cream work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 335 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Artichoke Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the artichokes as you would for serving.
Drain them thoroughly without breaking.
Arrange the artichokes neatly on a plate.
Pour salad cream over the arranged artichokes.
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 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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Artichoke + creamtop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together335 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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