Why it works: Cabbage and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 32% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,391 recipes. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Cabbage Salad with Bread an D Butter
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the salad in the morning.
Mix the cabbage with mayonnaise dressing.
Store in a glass or jar.
Serve as an entree or with sandwiches.
Add hard boiled eggs if desired.
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.
Explore the science
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.
-
Cabbage + eggtop 32% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,391 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
You might also like
The free Flavor Lab newsletter: one surprising pairing a week and the molecular reason it works, in 60 seconds. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer an account? Create a free account to save pairings and unlock the full chemistry.
Red Cabbage65 recipes
Stewed Cabbage58 recipes
Baked Cabbage51 recipes
Cabbage Dressing19 recipes