Why it works: Egg and brandy are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,340 recipes. Both carry acetoin, which smells butter, cream. The science ↓
White Oe Egg and Soda Water
Ingredients
Directions
Beat the egg white until frothy and place it in a tumbler.
Add the brandy or lemon juice.
Fill the tumbler with soda water.
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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Egg + brandytop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together7,340 recipes
Shared aroma: acetoin (butter, cream).
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What each ingredient does
- Egg white
- Whipped into a foam that gives the drink a light, airy, frothy texture.
- Brandy or lemon juice
- Adds acidity and a sharp flavour that balances the sweetness and richness of the foam.
- Soda water
- Adds carbonation, giving the drink fizz and lightness.
The step that matters
Beat the egg white until frothy. Egg white foams only when whisked enough to trap air in its proteins. Under-beaten white stays runny and gives little froth, while the drink's texture depends on that foam.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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