Why it works: Cabbage and clove work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 933 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓
Sauerkraut
Ingredients
Directions
Slice the firm cabbages.
Pack the sliced cabbages in a container with coarse sea salt.
Add a few cloves if desired.
Press the mass down solidly under a weighted cover.
After some time, pour off the liquid and add more salt and water.
Store in a cool place and cook as needed.
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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Cabbage + clovetop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together933 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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