Why it works: Ham and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,526 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓
Broiled Ham
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the ham into very thin slices.
Soak the slices in hot water for at least 30 minutes, changing the water several times with scalding hot water.
Dry the slices with a cloth.
Heat a grill and broil the ham slices over a clear fire.
If using cold boiled ham, no soaking is needed.
To serve eggs, heat lard in a clean frying pan until boiling.
Break each egg into a saucer, then gently slip them into the frying pan.
Do not turn the eggs; pour hot lard over them until cooked, about 3 minutes.
Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon, trim any discolored parts, and place one on each slice of broiled ham.
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 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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Ham + eggtop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,526 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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