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Asparagus and Eggs

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Asparagus and Eggs

Why it works: Asparagus and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,096 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Asparagus and Eggs

Serves 1
Prep5 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

330Calories
16 gProtein
27 gFat
8 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Blue Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By naturallyella. 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. Asparagus + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,096 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  2. Asparagus + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,968 recipes

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

  3. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Olive + blue cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together329 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Blue cheese + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together370 recipes

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

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

Swap the asparagus

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Tomatofits about as well
  4. Asparagusthe original

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