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Ajitsuke Tamago

Runny in the middle and marinated for 12 hours in Japanese flavourings, these soft-boiled eggs will make your ramen look and taste like the real deal.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Sauce and sugar match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,147 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Ajitsuke Tamago

Makes 6
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

175Calories
7 gProtein
5 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Sake1 oz (30ml)39
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9

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

By bbcfood. 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. Sauce + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

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

  3. Sake + sugartop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together126 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Sauce + saketop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together46 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Egg + saketop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together38 recipes

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

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