Why it works: Egg and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 31% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,340 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓
Fried Eggs
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the eggs hard, then cut them into slices.
Heat a pan and add a little oil or butter.
Fry the egg slices until golden brown.
Serve with herbs and olives as a side dish with roast chicken.
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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Egg + olivetop 31% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together15,340 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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