Egg Phosphate

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. Lemon + eggtop 19% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together44,316 recipes

   Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

2. Lemon + syruptop 20% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together2,235 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

3. Syrup + eggtop 32% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together2,995 recipes

Lemon and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 44,316 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Fresh egg

Adds body and a silky, frothy texture to the drink.

Lemon syrup

Provides sweetness and lemon flavour to balance the tartness.

Acid phosphate solution

Adds sharp acidity that brightens the flavour.

Swap the lemon

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

1. Vanillafits better
2. Lemonthe original
3. Raisinfits about as well
4. Raspberryfits less well

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