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Easy Fried Eggplant

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Easy Fried Eggplant

Why it works: Egg and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 22,662 recipes. Both carry (e)-2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Easy Fried Eggplant

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

687Calories
20 gProtein
20 gFat
104 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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.

  1. Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  2. Eggplant + breadtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together265 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Canola oil + eggplanttop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together33 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Canola oil + eggtop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together961 recipes

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

  5. Canola oil + breadtop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20 recipes

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

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the eggplant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, egg, bread):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Eggplantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against canola oil, egg, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.