Patties in Fried Bread

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.

1. Beef + meattop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,533 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

2. Bread + beeftop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,032 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

3. Bread + oystertop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,545 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

4. Bread + meattop 14% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,924 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

5. Meat + oystertop 17% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together536 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Loaf of bread

Forms the crisp hollow case that holds the filling.

Clarified beef dripping or fine lard

Fries the bread, giving it a golden-brown color and crisp crust.

Minced meat

Provides the savory, moist filling inside the bread case.

Stewed oysters

Provides a moist, savory filling with a distinct seafood flavor.

Sausage meat

Provides a rich, savory, fatty filling inside the bread case.

The step that matters