Name: Scollops of Salmon En Mayonnaise
Ingredients: 12 truffles, diced; 1 pint preserved champignons, chopped; 1 pound mild streaky bacon, diced; ½ ox tongue, diced; 1 ounce gelatine; 1 pint cold water; 1 teaspoon herb mixture; 4 egg yolks; cayenne pepper, to taste; coarse sea salt, to taste

Why it works: Truffle and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,604 recipes. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

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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.

Truffle + eggtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,604 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
Truffle + peppertop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,106 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Egg + peppertop 33% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together50,580 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Egg and pepper barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 50,580 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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Scollops of Salmon En Mayonnaise