Why it works: Melon and vinegar work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 416 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Pickled Melon
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the spices and vinegar for 10 minutes.
While hot, pour the mixture over the melon.
Every morning, boil the vinegar again for 3 days.
On the last day, add the melon to the kettle and boil until tender.
Put the melon into jars and seal while hot.
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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Melon + vinegartop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together416 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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