392999 Wed Apr 18 11:35:58 -0700 2007 115 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2492606 Lately I've been reading about sunny side up (runny) eggs on top of gourmet pizza, burgers. I had a wonderful pan seared fish dish at Lucques (in LA) with an egg on top. Is this the new sundried tomato, truffle, foie gras thing? Eggs on top? Wed Apr 18 11:35:59 -0700 2007 12912 sasha1 1 2492628 I am not sure how new of a trend it is, I had seen a burger @ a bar I used to live near that had a cheeseburger with a egg on top on the menu for the last few years, but I was never "brave" enough to try it. I recently had a burger at Red Robin and went for the one with the egg on top of it, and it was an excellent burger, the texture, the flavor of the egg, and running yolk added alot to the burger. I had to make one at home for myelf at home for lunch on Saturday, and it was even better. I am a fan now. I dont know about the other items you mentioned, but if they are anywhere near as good as the burger concept I am all for them. Wed Apr 18 11:41:50 -0700 2007 2492606 26725 swsidejim 2 2493065 As far as I know, an egg was the original burger condiment. Wed Apr 18 13:08:27 -0700 2007 2492628 84570 kindofabigdeal 3 2493088 I am angry at myself that I have been missing out for so long on this additon to the perfect burger. Wed Apr 18 13:13:22 -0700 2007 2493065 26725 swsidejim 2 2493153 Runny egg on rice with a burger paddy and gravy = loco moco. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loco_Moco BTW, isn't there an old saying, "what do you want, egg in your beer?" It's probably trendy since it makes things instantly rich. Wed Apr 18 13:25:02 -0700 2007 2492628 27275 ML8000 3 2493177 Actually, an old school hangover cure is a redeye - tomato juice, hot sauce, beer and a raw egg. Wed Apr 18 13:29:22 -0700 2007 2493153 76025 mojoeater 4 4609248 Not that I can relay to. Tried it on a burger YUCK! sorry, no anything for me, just gross. Now on hash OK, Also, had it on a steak with the right gravy and the right sides and it was good ... but just on a steak. Why? Got to have the ride sides and things to go along. Hangover cure with egg, absolutely. College 101. Now I did have a ham steak once, grilled onions, great roll, fried egg, sunny side up, cheese and that was good. Otherwise ... burger ... no thank you for me. Maybe sausage or something else but no burger. Sun Apr 19 13:10:36 -0700 2009 2493177 232829 kchurchill5 3 2497495 Seeing this thread...esp the mention of loco moco...made me hungry for spam loco. Went to Maui Hawaiian BBQ for lunch and order just that! Fried egg on spam & rice! Mmmm...island plate decadence! Thu Apr 19 16:36:33 -0700 2007 2493153 12873 OCAnn 4 4607773 thats the best breakfast in my opinion! try it with fried goteburg sausage (common on the islands) as well Sat Apr 18 17:31:04 -0700 2009 2497495 227302 kirinraj 5 4608327 Can you please recommend a good Loco in Oahu... I have yet to have one I would like order again. The idea of it I like.... but the exaction has so far been underwhelming... I stopped ordering them now. Sun Apr 19 00:32:13 -0700 2009 4607773 42572 Eat_Nopal 6 4608854 Never been to Oahu, but if you're ever in Kauai, my cousins say that the Tip Top Hotel has the best loco moco in Lihue Sun Apr 19 09:44:46 -0700 2009 4608327 227302 kirinraj 6 4615316 You might try Alan Wong's Pineapple Room or Kaka'ako Kitchen for loco moco if you haven't found one you like so far. The key ingredient in a loco moco is the gravy so a place with a little refinement might help. The problem with many plate lunch joints is canned gravy or heavy corn starch..tasteless goop on rice and egg is just that. Other option is find a good old fashion place that serves both loco moco and roast beef/prime rib, where they use the same gravy. Ray's Cafe might be one of those places. Tue Apr 21 11:48:11 -0700 2009 4608327 27275 ML8000 7 4615342 Ray's Cafe. Have not been to this location but they serve real prime rib...for breakfast even and cheap and huge. If they use that gravy on a lm...could be good. Tue Apr 21 11:54:05 -0700 2009 4615316 27275 ML8000 7 4615382 Kaka'ako kitchen is one of the versions I didn't like. Really, there was nothing wrong with it... it just wasn't very compelling. The patty is usually boring... and like you mentioned the gravy is rarely good. Its a dish a really want to enjoy as I have always been a big fan of similar dishes... the Bi Bim Bap (sp?), Burgers with a fried egg, Chile Fries with a Fried, Chilaquiles with a fried egg, CFS with a fried egg, Milanesa with a fried egg etc., etc., Tue Apr 21 12:02:07 -0700 2009 4615316 42572 Eat_Nopal 8 4615592 The thing is the lm is institutionalized so to find compelling, you have to go upscale or downscale from scratch/home cooking style like Pineapple room or total hole in the wall. I thought KK might have it. You're right about the patty..usually prefab or frozen which doesn't break up and mix well, absorb the egg or gravy well. Tue Apr 21 12:50:02 -0700 2009 4615382 27275 ML8000 5 4608328 BTW... eons before ever stepping into a Zippy's I started ordering Chil Cheese Fries with a Fried Egg on Top... I am not sure if I saw it somewhere or just had the feeling it had to be classic somewhere. Sun Apr 19 00:34:32 -0700 2009 4607773 42572 Eat_Nopal 2 2497576 I've seen the egg on the burger thing more often these days, but I have been ordering it for almost 20 years. They had it at an Irish diner near where I lived. I thought it was incredibly delicious. I'm glad that more restaurants are offering that option. Thu Apr 19 16:59:27 -0700 2007 2492628 10763 Miss Needle 2 4606046 the aussies have been doing the egg (and beetroot of course) with burgers for a while ;-) Fri Apr 17 19:45:02 -0700 2009 2492628 235412 umbushi plum 3 4606083 so have the kiwi's ;-) Fri Apr 17 20:10:57 -0700 2009 4606046 253318 toastnjam 4 4608334 So have the... Mexicans Brazilians Argentinians Bolivians Italians Japanese And didn't Bourdain have a Boar Anus burger topped with a fried egg in Zimbabwe? Or was that a Pork "Oyster"? Seriously... people everywhere in the world have been adding Fried Eggs to fried & grilled meat dishes since Antiquity. It has been just as popular in the States as anywhere else for at least 100 years... but I believe it went out of fashion in the 80s & 90s as people thought it was a bit tacky... but it now has its rightful place... and we can put together millions of stories of how the Fried Egg on Top never fully left American gastronomic culture. Sun Apr 19 00:39:03 -0700 2009 4606083 42572 Eat_Nopal 5 4615567 Yup, nothing like a lomo montado in Bolivia. Tue Apr 21 12:43:05 -0700 2009 4608334 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 2492635 When I was in Paris in the early 90's, I remember going to a local pizza joint and being appalled that they served my pizza with a sunny side egg in the middle. Perhaps it's just Americans trying to be more European? Wed Apr 18 11:43:52 -0700 2007 2492606 76025 mojoeater 2 2492680 Yeh, I think you are right, mojoeater. I have seen a sunny side egg on pizza many years ago, and I think it was quite common in England (I think). So it is definitely not new. I thought we also have sunny side egg on burger in many diners as well? May be it is more common as a "breakfast" burger but has extended to become more mainstream? Now sunny side up on fish? That's the first time I have heard of this. Wed Apr 18 11:51:43 -0700 2007 2492635 54254 kobetobiko 3 2492700 I think the one-eyed burger was traditionally over hard. Didn't see runny yolks on burgers until recently. Wed Apr 18 11:55:09 -0700 2007 2492680 76025 mojoeater 3 2492710 The fish thing is not mainstream at this point (I don't think). It also had pancetta in the sauce - so maybe it was breakfast fish. Best fish I've ever eaten though. Wed Apr 18 11:56:56 -0700 2007 2492680 12912 sasha1 3 2493078 Yum - I love a nice sunny side egg on top of fish! Particularly nice on salmon and crab cakes. Did egg on top of blue marlin, on toast, for breakfast a couple of days ago. Wed Apr 18 13:10:37 -0700 2007 2492680 15747 djohnson22 2 2493352 I had the same experience in the 60's. they called anything with an egg on top of it it "_________ Bismark". Wed Apr 18 14:03:36 -0700 2007 2492635 18755 howboy 3 2494296 I wonder the provenance of the name? "Holstein" is the egg with the schnitzel...maybe Otto was from that German state? Wed Apr 18 18:04:28 -0700 2007 2493352 14086 kare_raisu 2 2493373 they are still serving pizza's with the sunny side egg in Paris, it's pretty par for the course Wed Apr 18 14:06:52 -0700 2007 2492635 45908 orangewasabi 3 2494298 Turkish borek w/them are the norm Wed Apr 18 18:05:03 -0700 2007 2493373 14086 kare_raisu 3 2494406 In Brazil too - my favorite pizza place in Rio, Cappriciosa, has one with prosciutto, mushrooms, and an egg in the middle. yum. Wed Apr 18 18:41:06 -0700 2007 2493373 14819 cookie monster 4 2498502 Not to mention the burgers Cariocas order from street carts until the wee hours of the morning. My brother and I had one in Lapa around 1 in the morning, "com tudo," which included the egg on top. Yum! Fri Apr 20 00:24:33 -0700 2007 2494406 57371 operagirl 3 2495654 There is a Washington D.C. chain called Pizza Paradiso that makes a pizza with Tomato, Egg, Garlic, Parsley, Parmesan, Bottarga. It's awesome to sit on the stools overlooking the kitchen - They simply crack a raw egg on top of the pizza as they throw it into the wood-burning, stone oven. Thu Apr 19 08:57:21 -0700 2007 2493373 14093 Melanie 1 2492646 Not new at all. You've obviously never set foot in a Fatburger. Wed Apr 18 11:45:16 -0700 2007 2492606 12805 rjw_lgb_ca 1 2492653 Well, khachapouri has been around forever (ok, at least, for quite a while now). Wed Apr 18 11:46:56 -0700 2007 2492606 11583 ipsedixit 1 2492657 Sunny side egg on top of pizza is pretty standard in Italy. Maybe we are just catching onto a good thing that the rest of the world enjoyed. Plus my fav from Hawaii is Loco Moco - eggs on hamburger on top of rice covered with brown gravy. Also chinese bbq pork on rice can also come with a still runny egg yolk. Wed Apr 18 11:47:44 -0700 2007 2492606 46671 notmartha 2 2492674 Or a raw egg cracked on top of hot fried rice ... yum. Wed Apr 18 11:50:50 -0700 2007 2492657 11583 ipsedixit 3 2492709 In Mexico often plain rice is served with an egg on top. Various cultures use egg on pizza In Brazil a burger called an xtudo has an egg ... plus the rest of the kitchen cabinet. It just might be a trend in the US ... but even so, I've seen it more. Egg on pizza is a few years old in SF. I don't remember egg on fish either. I've had breakfast eggs with fish on the side. Wed Apr 18 11:56:55 -0700 2007 2492674 10264 rworange 3 2493081 Or Bibimbop. Wed Apr 18 13:11:32 -0700 2007 2492674 16301 Non Cognomina 4 2493429 And, lets not forget the always delicious egg drop soup ... Wed Apr 18 14:17:59 -0700 2007 2493081 11583 ipsedixit 3 2493595 That reminds me - there's a chow fun dish that's loosely translated as silky/slippery eggs with beef. It's beef slices stir-fried with onions and eggs in a white sauce. Ultra yummy! Have to say though I love runny egg yolks, but don't like runny whites. Wed Apr 18 14:50:38 -0700 2007 2492674 46671 notmartha 1 2492703 A fried egg on top of stacked enchiladas is pretty common in the Southwest. Pretty good, actually. Wed Apr 18 11:55:26 -0700 2007 2492606 84465 adewaal 2 2495677 Oh yeah. That is what i grew up with, Sonoran style(stacked not rolled) enchiladas with a sunny side egg on top. Yum! Thu Apr 19 09:00:44 -0700 2007 2492703 10285 Candy 3 2506549 I had a fried egg on rolled enchiladas at a Mexican chain called Abuelos. It was pretty good, first time for me though. Mon Apr 23 10:37:46 -0700 2007 2495677 21203 jackrugby 3 2506610 What do they put in between the layers? In Mexico City, there are a few fondas that would do Green Sauce with alternate layers of local greens (Romeritos, Quelites etc.,) and cheese... topped off with an Egg poached in Pipian Verde. Mon Apr 23 10:52:00 -0700 2007 2495677 42572 Eat_Nopal 1 2492713 Lomo montado--runny egg on steak--is a Latin American standard. Wed Apr 18 11:58:15 -0700 2007 2492606 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 2492727 Oh yeah ... I love that. They do something like that in Brazil and Portugual. Latin steak and eggs. It is surprising how a simple egg can be so satisfying. Wed Apr 18 12:00:27 -0700 2007 2492713 10264 rworange 2 2504343 Just had it @ Roy's. www.chowhound.com/topics/393737 Sun Apr 22 13:54:10 -0700 2007 2492713 12873 OCAnn 1 2492772 There's an egg on top of spaghetti carbonara. Wed Apr 18 12:10:09 -0700 2007 2492606 10216 Lucia 2 2492960 I think runny egg yolk is one of nature's most glorious gifts. Wed Apr 18 12:49:17 -0700 2007 2492772 14086 kare_raisu 3 2493604 agree--for example, kare raisu with an egg on top! or oyako don, katsudon with barely cooked egg. or japanese style spaghetti with egg on top. Wed Apr 18 14:53:40 -0700 2007 2492960 21747 Tabetai yo 4 2494301 Yea....Oyako and katsu don is killer when left 'runny.' - hate it when the egg is solid as a rock. Wed Apr 18 18:06:14 -0700 2007 2493604 14086 kare_raisu 5 2494318 Oyaku donburi eggs should not be runny. Wed Apr 18 18:09:44 -0700 2007 2494301 36661 Sam Fujisaka 6 2494331 Says who? Those Japanese running around the US and canada right now - evaluatating authenticity? I've cooked it at Japanese restaurant - we cooked it hard [naturally] for customers, slightly underdone for us. The hot rice -not to mention residual heat would cook it through/ Wed Apr 18 18:13:39 -0700 2007 2494318 14086 kare_raisu 7 2494350 Gads, the you're last person on earth I would want to offend. I'm not running around the US or Canada--but have always had oyaku donburi (my declared CH comfort food) with firm eggs. I also grew up eating egg-gohan: egg and shoyu beaten a bit and poured over hot rice. Mil desculpas. Wed Apr 18 18:20:40 -0700 2007 2494331 36661 Sam Fujisaka 8 2525452 If you go to places that specialize in oyako-don using jidori chicken and jidori eggs in Japan, you will always get an oyako-don with very runny eggs. On some recent Japanese cooking shows, once the egg was added to the pan and cooking dashi, it was only a 10 second wait before it was added to the rice. Very runny, and that's the way most Japanese like it. Sun Apr 29 12:46:38 -0700 2007 2494350 10509 E Eto 7 2521988 have you been to Dojima An on O Farrell? They have a tasty katsu don. I'm cooking oyako don for a demo in the midwest next weekend and I am going to have to explain to those people that rock hard is not the desired effect. Fri Apr 27 15:54:00 -0700 2007 2494331 21747 Tabetai yo 8 2694062 Sushi Ran in Sausalito makes a veeerrry tasty oyako dan! Mon Jun 25 21:03:49 -0700 2007 2521988 10877 Sarah 1 2493073 When I lived in France (five years ago), it was everywhere. I am skeeved by runny yolks so it's not a trend I'm hoping will spread! Wed Apr 18 13:09:44 -0700 2007 2492606 63783 mrbunsrocks 1 2493191 Black bean soup (yum!) in Costa Rica is often served with a poached egg on top. Works. Wed Apr 18 13:32:41 -0700 2007 2492606 57170 Veggo 2 2494293 got to try this! Wed Apr 18 18:02:49 -0700 2007 2493191 14086 kare_raisu 1 2493235 Have you tried an egg, sunny-side up, over roasted asparagus, parmesan shavings, and a dash of black pepper? Very, very nice. Wed Apr 18 13:40:39 -0700 2007 2492606 64215 cimui 2 2493388 Agree! That's one of my favorite way to have asparagus at home! Either sunny side up or poached egg! Wed Apr 18 14:10:38 -0700 2007 2493235 54254 kobetobiko 2 2493580 That sounds great! Like a variation of hollandaise sauce, except even easier. Wed Apr 18 14:48:36 -0700 2007 2493235 46671 notmartha 3 2493629 Follow the path of least resistance, as they say. (And I think the egg's even better than hollandaise!) Wed Apr 18 14:58:12 -0700 2007 2493580 64215 cimui 4 2494741 Agreed. Also awesome on braised leeks. LOVE soft poached eggs. On almost anything. When I was growing up putting a soft fried egg on your burger was called "Aussie Style". Don't know why. Often when making baked beans I crack a couple eggs into them at the end to poach in the bean sauce. YUM! Wed Apr 18 21:17:31 -0700 2007 2493629 69079 starlady 5 2495362 Funny--where I grew up, we called soft fried eggs on burgers "Texas style." I don't know why, either! Gosh, I've been crabing braised leeks lately. I'll have to try it with the egg on top. Thu Apr 19 07:29:29 -0700 2007 2494741 64215 cimui 6 2496788 where'd you grow up? Thu Apr 19 13:18:33 -0700 2007 2495362 84570 kindofabigdeal 5 2497653 Yes, according to a local burger joint in my area, a burger topped with a fried egg and roasted beet is a traditional dish Down Under. I tried it. Not a combination made in heaven IMO, but not too bad. I like to poach a few eggs on top of chili when I reheat it. Sort of an American version of eggs diablo. Or a variation on huevos rancheros. Thu Apr 19 17:24:41 -0700 2007 2494741 11819 Low Country Jon 6 2695194 The chili dish is an old campfire breakfast treat I used to make, leftover chili from the night before, hash browns on the side. You could cook a half dozen eggs at a time. Tue Jun 26 08:33:35 -0700 2007 2497653 10784 Scrapironchef 2 2496992 So ironic that i just had asparagus exactly as described above for the first time last night. My cousin's [chef] boyfriend made it for a birthday dinner and said it was a "typical Italian Spring dish." Thu Apr 19 14:09:02 -0700 2007 2493235 13793 weez 2 2498033 Sounds just like a VERY popular dish at New York's famous Momufuku Ssam restaurant. Thu Apr 19 19:47:59 -0700 2007 2493235 14093 Melanie 1 2493411 I hope not. Eggs, whether poached, fried, whatever = yukkkk! Wed Apr 18 14:15:06 -0700 2007 2492606 12103 Greg B 2 2493622 hey now, you have to admit they're good in cake! Wed Apr 18 14:56:40 -0700 2007 2493411 64215 cimui 1 2494576 I think it might be a new trend; I've noticed it in the last year or two. I once had a wonderful soup with thinly sliced calamari, foie gras oil and a soft boiled egg. Also, I've come to putting an egg on top of my salads (really just to make it a complete meal for lunch, with bread). It's quite yummy though. Wed Apr 18 19:53:09 -0700 2007 2492606 78370 littlegreenpea 2 2494638 Salade de frissee aux lardons avec poached egg atop! My fractured French at work... Wed Apr 18 20:19:58 -0700 2007 2494576 10877 Sarah 1 2494673 Caesar salad always has a runny-yolked poached eggie on top... And an Aussie Pizza is a thin base, tom sauce, mozz, ham with a yolky egg. Wed Apr 18 20:41:59 -0700 2007 2492606 86137 purple goddess 2 2496426 "Caesar salad always has a runny-yolked poached eggie on top..." ?!?!?!? The dressing for the classic Caesar Salad uses a coddled egg, sure. But I've never, ever seen anyone finish one with a poached egg on top. Even when I've had it prepared tableside. I've only ever seen people put an "X" of anchovy fillets on top of the shaved Parmesan. And by the way, folks, the original, invented in Tijuana by Caesar Cardini, did not have any anchovies in it at all (other than in the Worcestershire sauce). But it tastes better with them. Thu Apr 19 11:53:18 -0700 2007 2494673 12805 rjw_lgb_ca 3 2496516 Actually, the traditional Caesar uses raw eggs. People started coddling them out of fear of salmonella. Some states even require it. Thu Apr 19 12:14:53 -0700 2007 2496426 76025 mojoeater 4 2497209 That's true, but it's still not a poached egg sitting on top of the salad...! Thu Apr 19 15:21:09 -0700 2007 2496516 12805 rjw_lgb_ca 5 2497285 Must be an Aussie thing... Here, Caesar salad is USUALLY baby cos leaves, some croutons, some crispy bacon, shaved parm, an X of anchovies and a poached egg, with a runny yolk and firm white. You break open the egg and smoosh it around the other ingredients and that's what makes the dressing. I say "usually" because I have been served iceberg lettuce with pre-fab bacon 'bits' and nasty pre-fab caesar "style" dressing out of a bottle. Thu Apr 19 15:37:45 -0700 2007 2497209 86137 purple goddess 4 2505941 It is very traditional to coddle it for two minutes. It helps make for a slightly thicker sauce. Coddling won't "cure" salmonella and restaurants/govs concerned about it require the eggs be pasturized or excluded. Mon Apr 23 07:52:41 -0700 2007 2496516 10099 JudiAU 5 2506385 I'm personally not a huge fan of the taste of absolutely raw eggs, so I find that coddling them allows me to enjoy the taste of homemade mayos and aiolis more. Mon Apr 23 09:50:22 -0700 2007 2505941 10980 Blueicus 1 2494691 All around the world from Mexico to Bolivia to Japan.... people have commonly topped thousands of dishes with sunny side, fried, poached or soft boiled eggs on top... it was a quick way to add protein & richness... and just an example of how a culture that values change & innovation a little too much... often misses out on classic stuff in its pursuit of bigger, "better" creations. Wed Apr 18 20:53:44 -0700 2007 2492606 42572 Eat_Nopal 2 2495911 Fried eggs on rice reminds me of a book, 'Living Poor' by Moritz Thomsen. Thomsen was a Peace Corp volunteer in a small coastal community in Ecuador. http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0303critic/030316livingpoor/Living%20Poor.intro.htm As I recall it, he thought he'd doubled the egg consumption in town with this combination. Eggs were about the only way he could get much protein in his diet. paulj Thu Apr 19 09:57:12 -0700 2007 2494691 12139 paulj 3 2497123 great link thanks! Thu Apr 19 14:46:54 -0700 2007 2495911 14086 kare_raisu 1 2494695 A burger with a fried egg on it is known as a burger "au cheval" or "a cheval" in Canada. I'm sure that designation on a menu has scared off more than a few potential buyers Wed Apr 18 20:56:09 -0700 2007 2492606 10255 Gary Soup 1 2494782 For decades, it seemed as though every time I cleared US airspace my hamburgers came with fried eggs (except if I was staying at a US hotel chain abroad) and eggs showed up in dang near everything. After awhile, I started to think that the US was the odd-man-out. Maybe we're just catching up to the rest of the world and it's only a new trend here. Wed Apr 18 21:39:11 -0700 2007 2492606 32444 MakingSense 2 2495514 I don't understand where everyone has been.... fried eggs on top of food was standard fare in early 20th century America... and still found from California to New York and everywhere in between. Anyone ever heard of a chain called Fatburger? Thu Apr 19 08:22:13 -0700 2007 2494782 42572 Eat_Nopal 1 2495266 Maybe new to the US but this could be because of the larger Latin influence. A steak or burger "montado" is standard fare in almost any latin american country. Thu Apr 19 06:54:38 -0700 2007 2492606 27101 bolivianita 1 2495354 Just a thought, but when did we start irradiating eggs? Maybe the collective mind of the restaurant-going public has finally caught on to the idea that raw eggs are safe. On a different note: has anyone ever had eggs cooked in a Chinese/Japanese/Korean hot pot with the yolks still runny? When you mix the yolk with soy sauce or oyster sauce, it's so good for dipping everything else in. Thu Apr 19 07:28:09 -0700 2007 2492606 64215 cimui 2 2495482 hi cimui, That's why I said we have similar taste! Yes, I do that everytime when I have hot pot - raw egg mixed with the sauce (mine is usually a mix of soy sauce, scallion, garlic, and chilii). The silky texture of the egg compliments the fatty beef slices or meat so well, they just slide into your throat! Yum! And when I have Japanese shabu shabu at home, my mom will throw in some rice at the end into the soup and stir in an egg (like egg drop), and eat it as porridge. Of course there are also kyu-don (beef rice bowl) in which I always put an egg and mix it in. To me, any rice just taste better with runny egg yolk mixed in, from Chinese beef "patty" on rice with egg, to Korean bibimbop. They are made for each other! =D Thu Apr 19 08:11:49 -0700 2007 2495354 54254 kobetobiko 3 2496476 I love hot pot with runny egg yolk. YUM! Thu Apr 19 12:03:00 -0700 2007 2495482 69079 starlady 3 2497129 Oh the rice at the end is a great idea! I've never tried that before. (We used bean thread noodles.) All this makes me want to go to Chinatown and buy myself a hot pot right now. Thu Apr 19 14:49:19 -0700 2007 2495482 64215 cimui 1 2496494 the first time i tried hamburger with egg ontop was in brasil, as far as ai know it is a very common topping there, and quite delicious as well! Thu Apr 19 12:07:41 -0700 2007 2492606 90840 pattythehorse 1 2497142 Living in Uruguay, they will serve egg on top of ANYTHING. Its called 'a caballo' (on the horse), and as someone else pointed out 'lomo montado' is another dish with an egg on it, 'montado' meaning 'mounted'. That's some gaucho craziness, if you ask me. But pizza, steak, hamburger, Chivito (crazy uruguayan sandwich aka heart attack in a bun), etc--it will all come with a fried egg on it. Thu Apr 19 14:52:32 -0700 2007 2492606 66403 dagoose 1 2497623 Back in the 60's (oops, that dates me, doesn't it) I had a restaurant vienerschnitzel with an egg on top. It was good enough to inspire me to invent a version (using a certain commerciall soup as sauce) I called a minestroneschitzel. Surprisingly it did not appeal to the wife. Thu Apr 19 17:16:53 -0700 2007 2492606 11791 DonShirer 2 2497766 :) Thu Apr 19 17:57:53 -0700 2007 2497623 14086 kare_raisu 1 2497711 I went to college in Lynchburg, VA. There was a place to go at 3 or 4 in the morning that we called the "T". Two inches of grease on the grille was the norm. Typical order for the late night crowd was a Cheesy Western--all the way. It was a cheeseburger with a fried egg on top, it probably had chili and mustard too. To drink, you asked for a glass of the James River(water). Cokes came in bottles and you could only order if you had a seat at one of the few seats. Ten years later we went back for a reunion and someone got the idea to do a "T" run at about 1am (we were getting older). They brought back a big grease covered bag. We all took about 2 bites and said "what were we thinking?" On a side note about eggs, my niece was visiting from Australia and when we asked how she liked her eggs, she said, "sunny-side up and flipped over!" Thu Apr 19 17:38:29 -0700 2007 2492606 11387 nosey 2 2503778 I laughed when I saw this topic, because I've been putting a soft-poached egg on top of everything lately! It started with roasted vegetable and parmesan sandwhiches (best combo: asparagus and red pepper - runner up: tomato and fresh motz) But it's also truly amazing on a burger, as I first discovered Argentina almost ten years ago. There even the burgers at McDonalds come with eggs. Sun Apr 22 08:39:53 -0700 2007 2497711 77259 Paul N 1 2504787 The Fatburger chain has always offered a fried egg as an optional topping on its burgers. I also recall that when McDonalds first opened in Hong Kong they served their burgers with a fried egg on them. Maybe it was just early in the day, or maybe I just imaged it, but I distinctly recall being surprised by it. Sun Apr 22 17:24:24 -0700 2007 2492606 11405 Midlife 1 2505250 I've always had a fried egg on top of fried rice ever since i was a kid. It's standard with Nasi Goreng (Malay/Indonesian fried rice) or Nasi Lemak (rice cooked with pandan and coconut milk, with a variety of condiments and side dishes). Sun Apr 22 20:58:20 -0700 2007 2492606 10076 limster 1 2505270 It's all about eggs..think of the great salads you get at french bistros...frisee, lardons, croutons, and a poached egg...little italian places with a grilled piece of yummy bread, some asparagas, topped with a poaced egg...then there are my sandwiches which have bacon, shrimp, cheese, wilted arugala, tomato, and topped with an egg fried in the piggy drippings...yum! Sun Apr 22 21:11:11 -0700 2007 2492606 93485 tatertotsrock 2 2505647 Yum. What kind of cheese do you use on the bacon and shrimp sandwich? Mon Apr 23 05:43:03 -0700 2007 2505270 77259 Paul N 3 2507767 Hello Paul N...usually, whatever cheese that's hanging out in my fridge waiting for some love...sometimes some Lamb Chopper, Drippy French Munster (Even good ol' sliced Munster), Manchego, sometimes if there are just a few tiny bits hanging around, I'll use my rasp and grate fluffly clouds of all the cheese on the just-toasted bread, and start packing on the warm goodies from there....yum! Mon Apr 23 15:06:59 -0700 2007 2505647 93485 tatertotsrock 4 2509493 Thanks, tatertots. I've been experimenting with parmesan, roasted asparagus and bacon (and of course the egg), but fresh shrimp may just be the carbon filament this sandwich needs. Tue Apr 24 06:34:42 -0700 2007 2507767 77259 Paul N 5 2525692 Yum, Paul N, asparagus and and egg, and bacon, and cheese...one of my favs...actually, I'm not a fan of asparagus in my sandwiches since I love to eat those green little goodies with my fingers...up at Bistro Verdu, they have all those ingredients over toasted bread so you get the best of everything and the fun of eating the green goodies with your fingers. The Shrimp add that exciting texture to the sandwich and they really go great with the wilted arugala...ah, memories. Sun Apr 29 14:41:14 -0700 2007 2509493 93485 tatertotsrock 1 2505929 never ate a pizza in japan that didn't have a runny egg on top. took some getting used to. Mon Apr 23 07:47:11 -0700 2007 2492606 74856 tokyorosa 2 2506311 That's why I usually ordered pizza from a US chain in Japan or one of the clubs (restaurants) on base. Mon Apr 23 09:31:23 -0700 2007 2505929 12873 OCAnn 1 2510488 Definitely not new. Maybe "rediscovered". Since the early 60's at least. Eggs on burgers at Scotty's in Commerce City. Eggs on steak at almost every country diner I ever visited. Egg on Spaghetti (Mom's). Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap - Rice with vegetables, meat, hot sauce and an egg on top, served in a hot stone bowl(Korean). Tue Apr 24 10:42:24 -0700 2007 2492606 93805 hannaone 1 2697157 Never had seen the egg on hamburger thing, but it sounds like something I’d like if the egg wasn't cooked too hard. My local deli has started serving a Great Sandwich that’s grilled caraway rye, pastrami, swiss cheese, a fried egg and this sort of mustardy dressing of theirs. It’s unbelievably good.... Uncle Ira Tue Jun 26 16:14:08 -0700 2007 2492606 14832 Uncle Ira 1 4609229 I just got A Platter of Figs last weekend and in it is a clear chicken soup with a fried egg in it. Got to try that soon. One of my favorite recipes is a warm salad of lentils on greens with lardons adn a fried or poached egg. That is a classic. Sun Apr 19 13:03:58 -0700 2009 2492606 10285 Candy 1 4615449 You can take this wonderful idea to a whole new level by using super-rich duck eggs -- oh my! Tue Apr 21 12:15:45 -0700 2009 2492606 11995 pikawicca 2 4616076 I love it when it's just the yolks, as in salted duck egg yolks -- used to flavour many things both sweet and savoury. Tue Apr 21 14:54:15 -0700 2009 4615449 10076 limster 1 4615618 I don't care if it's new or not, it's freaking delicious. I put one on top of turkey burgers a couple of weeks ago which was awesome and really solved the issue with t burgers sometimes of drying up during cooking (though these burgers were pretty moist themselves). I also like using them in a sort of deconstructed fried rice. Tue Apr 21 12:54:32 -0700 2009 2492606 220674 Cebca 1 4616379 In 1976 while in Venice, my friends and I got sorta lost in the maze of streets and plopped down at an outdoor restaurant on a tiny piazza. We ordered a pizza which came with an egg broken over the top and partially cooked by the heat of the pizza. We were surprised and delighted. It was fabulous. Tue Apr 21 16:27:05 -0700 2009 2492606 18421 sdnativa