Why it works: Ham and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,475 recipes mention both. Both carry trans-2-decenal, which smells waxy, orange. The science ↓
To Fry Ham and Eggs
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the ham into very thin slices.
Melt a piece of butter in a frying pan.
Add the slices of ham to the pan and fry until heated through.
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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Ham + buttertop 16% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,475 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
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