Basic Egg Salad and Egg Salad Plus

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. Mustard + chivetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together587 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

2. Mustard + celerytop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,169 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

3. Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together16,012 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

4. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together27,232 recipes

   Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

5. Chive + celerytop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together359 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Hard boiled eggs

Provide the main body and texture of the salad.

Mayonnaise

Adds moisture and creaminess that binds the chopped eggs together.

Bread and butter pickles

Add sweetness, acidity and crunch to balance the rich eggs and mayonnaise.

Yellow mustard

Adds sharp, tangy flavour that cuts through the richness of the mayonnaise.

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sugar, bread, butter, mustard, pepper, chive):

1. Capersfits better
2. Tarragonfits better
3. Parsleyfits better
4. Celerythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, sugar, bread, butter, mustard, pepper, chive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.