Why it works: Egg and grape are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 30% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,690 recipes. Both carry (e)-2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Grape Egg Phosphate
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare an egg phosphate as usual.
Add 1 tablespoon of grape juice before serving.
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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Egg + grapetop 30% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,690 recipes
Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Egg
- Adds body and creaminess to the drink.
- Grape juice
- Adds fruity flavour and a little sweetness.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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