Why it works: Egg and parsley are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and 18,323 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-hexanol, which smells resin, flower. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: egg, fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Also mentioned in the method: fish
Directions
Prepare the codfish as described in Breakfast No. 76, ensuring it is not too juicy.
Once cooked, place the fish on a platter and keep it warm.
Carefully drop the required number of eggs into boiling water, ensuring they maintain their shape.
When the egg whites are set, gently place the eggs on top of the fish.
Garnish with parsley before serving.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Egg + parsleytop 11% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together18,323 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-hexanol (resin, flower).
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