Why it works: Olive and grape are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,110 recipes. Both carry cis-2-hexenal, which smells grassy. The science ↓
Salmi of Duck
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the duck like you would for a ragout, omitting the mushrooms.
Add the chopped olives to the duck.
Serve with wild ripe grape jelly or wild cherry jelly, if possible.
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 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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Olive + grapetop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,110 recipes
Shared aroma: cis-2-hexenal (grassy).
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