List of world famous egg dishes

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American breakfast with poached eggs Benedict

More than 100 years ago, around 1890, in America, there was a diner who wanted to find a dish that could cure a hangover. So the waiter immediately served him a poached egg with Hollandaise sauce made from egg yolks and butter for breakfast. Few people know that this simple dish accidentally became a classic breakfast in the world, even a topic of competition in cooking competitions.

Eggs Benedict looks simple, poached eggs in boiling water with Hollandaise sauce. However, poaching eggs properly, with the egg whites cooked solid while the yolks are still runny, is an art. Boil water, add a little vinegar, drop the eggs into the pot, and stir gently so they don't break. Perhaps only chefs can understand the pain that eggs bring. This is a familiar challenge in American Master Chef to test the skills of the fastidious chef Gordon Ramsay.

Eggs Benedict is only served in luxury restaurants and hotels because it is quite difficult to prepare. When enjoying, remember to cut the egg to check the smoothness of the yolk, and do not forget to mix the yolk and the fragrant Hollandaise sauce together before eating with a toasted muffin.

Come to Japan to enjoy the "national rice" Omurice

A Japanese friend of mine once said that in Japan, almost everyone knows how to make Omurice, just like in Vietnam, almost everyone knows how to boil water spinach! Born during the time when the Emperor opened the country and traded with the West, Omurice combines the European Omelette with fried rice with tomato sauce, onions, mushrooms, peas, chicken, and sausages. This "national dish" is also a familiar image in most manga and comics from the land of the rising sun, such as Midnight Dinner, Kitchen no Ohime-same...

Unlike the American Eggs Benedict, which looks simple but is actually very sophisticated, the Japanese Omurice looks “difficult” with many ingredients: meat, beans, onions, sauce, carrots, mushrooms, chili, etc., but the preparation is extremely simple, even for those who are new to the kitchen. You just mix everything together and fry, or deep-fry before wrapping it in an omelet. Omurice also has another variation: instead of rice, you can use Yakisoba dry noodles, roll the egg on the outside, to make Omusoba. This November, why don’t you try making Omurice when going on a picnic with friends in the early winter days?

Classic French Toast

An interesting thing about French Toast is that although it is a famous French dish, the people who created it are not necessarily French. Having existed for a long time in culinary history, our friend “French Toast” began to appear in the 4th or 5th century, in the ancient Latin cookbook Apicius. At that time, French Toast did not have a specific name in the recipe, it was only called Aliter Dulcia - “a sweet dish”, described as bread soaked in milk. In ancient Rome, people often dipped bread in eggs, fried it and ate it with honey.

The way to prepare and enjoy French Toast has not changed much. To make traditional French Toast, you just dip the bread in a mixture of milk and eggs and fry it. Then sprinkle with maple syrup, or you can eat it with butter, cheese, powdered sugar, or honey. In the past, French Toast was a dish for the poor, because it was a dish that used up old bread. So the French also called it Pain Perdu - Old Bread. Today, French Toast is a sweet dish that conquers most culinary enthusiasts in the world.

Warm up your heart with British Eggnog cocktail at the end of the year

Eggnog, also called Egg Cocktail, more accurately called Egg Milk Punch, is an interesting drink originally for the British aristocracy. Punch has a history dating back to the 17th century, brought by British sailors from India in the 1600s, this is the precursor to later cocktails. Punch is simply mixed from 5 different ingredients including alcohol, sugar, lemon, tea and spices. Initially, the alcohol used was Indian Arrack, fermented from coconut flowers, rice, sugarcane, fruit... when arriving in England, the British gradually replaced Arrack with Rum, because the flavor of Rum is easy to combine with many types of fruit. At that time, alcohol and spices were more expensive than gold, only the upper class could enjoy Punch. It was not until the 1800s of the 19th century that Eggnog became more popular, becoming a familiar drink at parties such as Christmas parties.

Many believe that the name Eggnog comes from the Middle English word “Nogging”. If you have seen the cartoon Brave, you will see the image of the wooden “Nogging” cup to hold alcohol. Eggnog is made from eggs, milk, vanilla, nutmeg and rum, sometimes Whiskey or Brandy. When pouring into a glass, you can sprinkle some cinnamon powder to enhance the aroma. Eggnog is both soft like egg custard and has a light, warm alcohol flavor, suitable for Christmas dinner with family.

Familiar Vietnamese steamed egg rolls

Perhaps few people notice, Vietnamese broken rice - Top of the world's best dishes - can only be complete if there is a typical steamed egg roll in the quartet of broken rice - ribs - pork skin - roll. Different from the soft, smooth, pudding-like steamed egg style of other countries, the truly Vietnamese steamed egg, also known as egg roll, must be rough with minced lean meat, onion, wood ear mushroom... Take a mixture of vermicelli, wood ear mushroom, onion, chopped shallot, mix with minced lean meat and egg yolk, season with fish sauce, sugar, salt and then steam until cooked, or steam until cooked (use a toothpick to poke in, see if the meat does not stick to the toothpick). Then pour the egg yolk on the surface, so that the steamed egg roll has a beautiful golden crust, with a fatty, rich taste. So you have completed the Southern egg roll dish.

The Chinese also use salted eggs instead of chicken eggs to make steamed egg rolls, which have a very special salty flavor, served with hot rice, adding a little vegetables and pickles, extremely delicious. Some people also like to sprinkle sesame oil and chopped green onions on top, dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce. Steamed eggs have both the fragrant smell of eggs and the sweet taste of meat, not greasy, a familiar dish that mothers often make for busy days.

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