Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Egg

Exquisite egg flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.

Egg instantly conjures the embrace of sulfur and the kiss of asparagus, but beneath its umami surface lies a nuanced symphony of subtle flavour notes: corn, oyster, and even hints of flint, contributing remarkable depth. The key to a truly exceptional pairing lies in understanding how these accents harmonise and interact.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our findings reveal, for instance, how filo pastry's triticeous tones can embrace egg, or how chicken wing's gallinaceous notes create an unexpectedly harmonious bridge with the intense aroma.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. maillard, carnal, and acidic) enhanced by layers of subtle aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim for a mix of core traits to build balance, and select complementary aroma notes to create harmony.

Unlocking Flavour Combinations

To understand exactly which flavours harmonise, we compiled a database of over 50,000 ingredient pairings commonly used in cooking. We then analysed these pairings, identifying the specific flavour notes that frequently appear together.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Sulfurous Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of sulfur is strongly associated with the flavour of poultry. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a chickeny flavour, such as chicken wing, when pairing with the sulfurous aromas of egg.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing egg with chicken wing.

Harmonious Flavours Of Egg

Just as our analysis highlighted that sulfur and chickeny flavour notes are harmonious, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in egg. E.g. the asparagus flavours of egg are often used with toasted and wheaty flavours.

The aroma notes linked to the various notes of egg can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of filo pastry offers many of the aroma notes complementary to egg, including wheat and toast aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of filo pastry has many of the of the features that are complementary to egg, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of filo pastry across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with egg.

Recipes That Pair Egg With Filo Pastry

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the aroma accents that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of egg, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of egg, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the accents complementary to egg.

What To Drink With Egg

The coffee notes in black americano coffee make it a perfect pairing with egg. Likewise, the coffee flavours in camden brewery coffee beer create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of egg below.

Which Fruit Go With Egg?

Choose fruit that enrich its starchiness or anchor its pungent aroma. Glacé cherry and black cherry offer vibrant, clean counterpoints, their verdant freshness lifting the palate. Cherry add a gentle, oniony brightness, while prune introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace fruit that harmonise with egg's brininess. The addition of agen prunes, with its subtle maltol notes, can complement the oyster beautifully, while wild strawberry lends a nutty aroma.

How Flavonomics Works

We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Egg), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.