Why it works: Radish and vinegar work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 508 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Radish Pods
Ingredients
Directions
Combine salt and water in a bowl.
Add radish pods and let them soak for a few days, changing the water daily.
After soaking, remove the pods and prepare a pickling solution with vinegar and spices.
Pour the pickling solution over the radish pods and let them sit until pickled.
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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Radish + vinegartop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together508 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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