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VARIETY OF EGG DISHES a. Boiled Eggs This dish includes boiling the egg long enough to “hard boiled” or just long enough for the white to solidify, “soft boiled”.  b. Coddled Eggs The egg is gently cooked whole in a small dish that’s placed in a hot water bath.  c. Fried Eggs Eggs cooked i...

VARIETY OF EGG DISHES a. Boiled Eggs This dish includes boiling the egg long enough to “hard boiled” or just long enough for the white to solidify, “soft boiled”.  b. Coddled Eggs The egg is gently cooked whole in a small dish that’s placed in a hot water bath.  c. Fried Eggs Eggs cooked in hot grease in a skillet. ◦ Sunny side up – egg is fried with the yolk up and not flipped ◦ Over easy – egg is flipped and the yolk is still runny ◦ Over medium – egg is flipped and the yolk is only slightly runny ◦ Over well – egg is flipped and yolk is cooked hard d. Omelette Dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil, but not further stirred while cooking e. Poached Egg An egg cracked open and cooked in simmering water for 5 minutes. f. Scrambled Eggs Beaten eggs are put into a hot pan and stirred frequently, forming curds as they coagulate. g. Shirred Eggs Also known as baked eggs It is a dish in which eggs have been baked in a flat- bottomed dish h. Balut It is a fertilized duck egg incubated for a period of 14 to 21 days, and then steamed to cook.  i. Century Egg A Chinese cuisine ingredient made by preserving eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt and quicklime for several weeks to months. j. Pickled Eggs Typically hard boiled eggs that are cured in vinegar or brine. k. Egg Curry A spicy dish made with boiled eggs, tomatoes, and fried onions. l. Egg Drop Soup A Chinese soup of wispy beaten eggs in boiled chicken broth. m. Egg Salad It is often used as a sandwich filling. Typically made with chopped hard- boiled egg, mayonnaise, mustard and vegetables. n. Egg Sandwich A sandwich made with some kind of egg filling. o. Eggs Benedict It consists of two halves of an English muffin, each topped with bacon, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce p. Frittata An Italian egg- based dish similar to an omelet, enriched with additional ingredients q. Scotch Egg A hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in breadcrumb and baked or deep- fried. r. Spanish Omelette Also known as Spanish tortilla An omelette made with eggs and potatoes.