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Greek Scrambled Eggs

"This classic Greek favorite adds a little zest to the standard breakfast. Not much salt is needed; feta is very salty."

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Greek Scrambled Eggs

Why it works: Butter and feta cheese work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 241 recipes. Both carry gamma-decalactone, which smells peach, creamy. The science ↓

Greek Scrambled Eggs

2 servings
Prep10 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

299Calories
14 gProtein
26 gFat
2 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

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

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Butter + feta cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together241 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  2. Butter + eggtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118,967 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Butter + peppertop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together85,593 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Feta cheese + peppertop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,003 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Egg + feta cheesetop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together372 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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