Chin Chin

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. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together81,283 recipes

   Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

2. Nutmeg + milktop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,685 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

3. Nutmeg + buttertop 16% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together24,377 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

4. Egg + buttertop 17% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together118,967 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

5. Egg + nutmegtop 17% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together24,744 recipes

   Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Egg and nutmeg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 24,744 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the nutmeg

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sugar, butter, milk):

1. Cinnamonfits better
2. Nutmegthe original
3. Gingerfits less well
4. Parsleyfits less well

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