Mutton Chops

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. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together34,122 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

2. Bread + milktop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together11,466 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

3. Mutton + breadtop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,488 recipes

   Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

4. Bread + eggtop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together22,662 recipes

   Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

5. Bread + parsleytop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together8,588 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Mutton chops

The main meat, which browns during frying and gives the dish its savoury flavour.

Bread crumbs

Form the coating that gives the chops a crisp, textured exterior.

Milk

Moistens the crumb mixture so it holds together and clings to the chops.

Beaten egg

Binds the crumb mixture so it adheres evenly to the chops.

Powdered cracker

Adds fine crumbs that brown and crisp the outer coating.

The step that matters

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mutton, pepper, bread, milk, egg):

1. Nutmegfits about as well
2. Parsleythe original
3. Marjoramfits less well
4. Cinnamonfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against mutton, pepper, bread, milk, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.