Why it works: Pineapple and pepper work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 533 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
Pine or Melon
Ingredients
Directions
Place vine leaves on a serving dish.
Stand the pineapple or melon on the leaves.
If the pineapple does not stand upright, cut a slice off the bottom to level it.
Serve the melon with the stalk showing at the top.
Season with salt and pepper if desired.
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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Pineapple + peppertop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together533 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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