Name: Chicken French - Rochester, Ny Style
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, or as needed; salt and black pepper to taste; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 tablespoon white sugar; 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 1/4 cup butter; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1/4 cup dry sherry; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 2 teaspoons low-sodium chicken base

Why it works: Olive and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 11,888 recipes mention both. Both carry acetic acid hexyl ester, which smells sweet, green. The science ↓

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The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Olive + chickentop 9% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together11,888 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
Parmesan cheese + buttertop 9% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together4,163 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Parmesan cheese + olivetop 10% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together4,233 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairs

Aroma overlaplow

Mentioned together124,287 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Flour and butter share little aroma chemistry, yet 124,287 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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Chicken French - Rochester, Ny Style