E--Eggs

Sep. 3rd, 2003 03:39 pm
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I do not like eggs. I don't like them fried, poached, hard-boiled, soft-boiled, over easy, over hard or raw in a beer. I detest omelets, avoid quiche, and quiver in the presence of flan. Deviled eggs give me the willies.

Sometimes when my wife eats eggs I'll make funny faces at her. She hates that. Did you know that Filipinos put whole eggs in their meat loaf? They also bury eggs in the ground and then dig them up and sell them from a cart. They have this stuff called balut—I won’t even tell you what that is. Yuck.

When we go out to breakfast, it is a challenge to order a full meal without eggs. Most of the time I'll order a combo breakfast, and when the waitperson asks how I want my eggs, I'll say something like "I want them left in the kitchen", or something like that. Half the time they'll just stare at me, and the other half they'll be all sweet and offer me fruit or something. I'll never order french toast (it's dipped in eggs, you know).

I shudder at the thought of mayonnaise. I won't eat a sandwich with mayonnaise on it. Paradoxically, I will eat a tuna sandwich mixed with mayo, but not if the mayo is spread on the bread. And don't try scraping it off and saying there was never mayo on it--I'll know.

There are two exceptions to my egg *issue* that I should tell you about, in case you want to have me over for breakfast one morning. The first is that I will eat scrambled eggs. But not just any scrambled eggs. It is an exact recipe, and any deviation will void the exception.

You take three eggs and crack them into a bowl. Use a fork to get rid of the white things (you know what I mean). Add a tablespoon of water and mix them up like there's no tomorrow. Once they are mixed completely, put a frying pan on medium-high. Add enough butter to coat the pan. While the pan is heating, add in a cup of grated cheese (cheddar, jack, whatever), 1/4 cup of sliced black olives, 1/4 cup of sliced mushrooms, and 1 chopped scallion. Mix it all together and pour into the pan. Start scrambling and don't stop until the eggs are scrambled hard. Bacon and toast make good side dishes.

If this seems too much, I also like custard-filled donuts. What time did you say breakfast was?

Date: 2003-09-03 03:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mollyx.livejournal.com
I gotta back you up on the mayo deal.
I'm the same way with my food. If it's potato or tuna salad, I'm good to go. Just make sure there's no disproportionate amounts of mayo. Yech.
And God help you if you try to put some on my bread.

Date: 2003-09-03 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] myasma.livejournal.com
I love potato salad, but it just makes me want to cry when they cut up eggs into it.

It came from where?

Date: 2003-09-03 04:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] felixbunay.livejournal.com
Wholeheartedly agree. No eggs for me.

No problem with eggless breakfast. I have it around Noon.

Also, I pushed Humpty Dumpty. Don't tell the King's Men.

Re: It came from where?

Date: 2003-09-03 04:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poetbear.livejournal.com
that sounds like a great(if particular)omelet
to me.~paul
ps: we're all part of the food chain. want to know what's in a hotdog?

Date: 2003-09-03 04:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiwonge.livejournal.com
Eggs in beer?
I've never heard of that.

Is that balut thing what I think it is? A fertilized egg, with a partially-developed chick inside, slowly broiled?
I've never had one, and I don't plan on it.

Balut

Date: 2003-09-03 08:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] myasma.livejournal.com
It sure is. It just seems so wrong.

Date: 2003-09-03 04:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mactavish.livejournal.com
I grew up knowing about whole eggs in meatloaf, and even tried it a couple of times. It's not just a Filipino thing.

I like custard-filled doughnuts, too. :)

Date: 2003-09-03 06:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] purple7luv.livejournal.com
great post.... i'm still laughing :)

Date: 2003-09-03 09:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zhenzhi.livejournal.com
my partner can't stand eggs either. and it looks like his son is taking after him. once i offered s.bear an egg and he looked at me with PITY, saying "no mama, there's a baby bird in there"

Date: 2003-09-04 03:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] langging.livejournal.com
I shudder at the thought of eating balut myself! Not all Filipinos enjoy them I assure you! I don't care much for eggs either...but if i'm going to have them, I want it sunny side up and salty!

Date: 2003-09-04 05:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] melanie.livejournal.com
thanks for giving me a laugh this morning. :)

Date: 2003-09-04 05:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ineedcoffee.livejournal.com
I am SO with you on the egg and mayo hatred. The smell of fried eggs is revolting. I will eat a hardboiled (and I mean not one bit of runny yolk) egg, with lots of salt and pepper. Thats about it.

Who in their right mind would ruin a good beer by putting a naaaaasty egg in it?!

Date: 2003-09-08 12:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marstokyo.livejournal.com
Hey, that's how I fix scrambled eggs. But I put just a hint of cumin in them.

Date: 2003-09-08 12:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] myasma.livejournal.com
I'll have to try that. Sometimes I add a sprinkle of dill.
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