Why it works: Egg and oats are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,317 recipes. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Greased Eggs
Ingredients
Directions
Ensure eggs are perfectly fresh.
Grease each egg well with linseed oil.
Pack the eggs on end in bran, sawdust, or oats in a tight barrel or box.
Keep the container in a cool, not cold place.
Turn the box over every week to prevent the eggs from adhering to the shell.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Egg + oatstop 24% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,317 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
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