Why it works: Eggplant and butter work together. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 507 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓
Fried Egg Plats
Ingredients
Directions
Slice and peel the eggplants.
Soak the slices in salt water for 30 minutes.
Prepare a batter.
Dip the eggplant slices in the batter.
Fry in butter or lard until golden brown.
Serve immediately.
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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Eggplant + buttertop 26% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together507 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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