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Tortilla Chorizo Scramble

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Tortilla Chorizo Scramble

Why it works: Wheat and chive share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Tortilla Chorizo Scramble

2 servings
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

338Calories
17 gProtein
18 gFat
27 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Wheatnot 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. Wheat + chivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Pepper + chivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Wheat + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together984 recipes

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

  4. Cheese + peppertop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,861 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Wheat + cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together199 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the chive

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Chivethe original

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