Why it works: Egg and yogurt match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 4,626 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Place the peeled, chopped hard-boiled eggs in a medium bowl.
Add the diced celery and the thinly sliced green onion greens to the bowl.
In a small bowl, stir together the Greek yogurt, curry powder, salt and pepper until smooth.
Pour the yogurt mixture over the eggs, celery and onion.
Gently fold everything together until the eggs are evenly coated.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes so the flavors blend. Serve chilled.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Egg + yogurttop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together4,626 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
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Celery + peppertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together16,001 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Celery + oniontop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together18,506 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Onion + peppertop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together68,463 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Onion + yogurttop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together4,021 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, celery, yogurt, pepper):
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Carrotbetter flavor fit
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against egg, celery, yogurt, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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