do you leave the white when you have a fried egg?

[milesy]

When the egg is cooked, put a capful of vinegar on it when it's still in the pan. It makes it taste all yummy. This is what they do in France, apparently.

i have asked all of my french colleagues here at work (of whom there are many) if they do this and they all said "yes"

 

[guinnessdrinker]

Well I'll tell my French friend that two people from urban75 haven't heard of French people doing that - I'm sure he'll be really interested.

maybe he was having you on....

 

[Structaural]

prefer it a bit crispy, and i can eat yolk that is cold, but not the white bit (what's that called btw?)

Albumen - eating it counteracts the colestrol in the yoke.

I only poach eggs now - they taste much better and the yoke is always perfect... unless I can't be bothered.

You can't get much protein from fried eggs btw - the frying hardens the proteins so they can't be absorbed. Still... they taste nice...

 

[MysteryGuest]

maybe he was having you on....

You know what the French are like...

 

[MysteryGuest]

musty's in a strop

This is FAR TOO IMPORTANT for your JEERING from the SIDELINES.


I'm going to GET YOU WITH EGGS you SNIVELLING DUNDERHEAD!

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<stocks up on the eggy arsenal>

 

[guinnessdrinker]

You know what the French are like...

they're probably laughing their head off at the thought of all these mad english people adding vinegar to their fried eggs, because they were told it was soooooooo french.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I know that normal people (i.e. not French) put vinegar in the water when poaching eggs cos it apparently helps the protein strands stick together (or summat).

 

[guinnessdrinker]

I know that normal people (i.e. not French) put vinegar in the water when poaching eggs cos it apparently helps the protein strands stick together (or summat).

we're talking about fried eggs, not poached ones.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

we're talking about fried eggs, not poached ones.

Just thought there might be a link......

 

[guinnessdrinker]

Just thought there might be a link......

frying is NOT poaching!

 

[Mrs Miggins]

frying is NOT poaching!

But they are both methods of cooking eggs - no???

No need to get out of your pram about it.

 

[guinnessdrinker]

But they are both methods of cooking eggs - no???

but they are DIFFERENT methods.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

but they are DIFFERENT methods.

I'll get me coat

 

[DaveCinzano]

they're probably laughing their head off at the thought of all these mad english people adding vinegar to their fried eggs, because they were told it was soooooooo french.

if a frenchman told you to jump off a cliff because it was "très chic", would you do it?

 

[guinnessdrinker]

if a frenchman told you to jump off a cliff because it was "très chic", would you do it?

no. would you?

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Surely if you poured vinegar into a pan of hot fat it would spit like fuck

 

[DaveCinzano]

mais non, évidement

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Perhaps it's an evil French plot to cause culinery chaos (and serious burns) amongst the Brits?

 

[guinnessdrinker]

Perhaps it's an evil French plot to cause culinery chaos (and serious burns) amongst the Brits?

it's their way of culling the growing british population.

 

[nightowl]

always prefer to whisk my egg up in a cup before dumping it in the frying pan. had an unfortunate experience once when i poured it in and then noticed it wasn't cooking very well and looked a bit yucky. suddenly realised i'd poured the milk and sugar from my coffee cup in by mistake

 

[java1200]

Well I'll tell my French friend that two people from urban75 haven't heard of French people doing that - I'm sure he'll be really interested.

 

[java1200]

I sometimes put a little bit of water in the pan - just a very little bit, mind - and then put the lid on the pan, if you do it this way it cooks the top of the egg perfectly without having to turn it.

 

[DaveCinzano]

I sometimes put a little bit of water in the pan - just a very little bit, mind - and then put the lid on the pan, if you do it this way it cooks the top of the egg perfectly without having to turn it.

i cook my egg perfectly without having to turn it over anyway! no lid needed!

 

[Firky]

there's very little i won't eat, you can't be a fussy eater when you are piss poor and there's drink to be bought

 

[Firky]

i cook my egg perfectly without having to turn it over anyway! no lid needed!

Do you use the 'using spatula to drizzle hot oil onto the sunny side', or have you some other cunning method?

 

[DaveCinzano]

i just flick fat/oil over the top of the egg with the fishslice

i hear some fancy dans use a spoon, though

 

[java1200]

i cook my egg perfectly without having to turn it over anyway! no lid needed!

I like having the white that covers the yolk cooked properly, and, as Firky points out, you have to drizzle hot oil over it to do this. That's far too much fannying around, imo. Plus it means covering it in oil, which isn't as healthy.

 

[DaveCinzano]

my eggs are properly cooked and not over-greasy - perhaps you're just shit at cooking eggs?

 

[java1200]

my eggs are properly cooked and not over-greasy

They may not be over-greasy, but they're probably greasier than mine.

 

[Firky]

i just flick fat/oil over the top of the egg with the fishslice

i hear some fancy dans use a spoon, though

God its ages since I had a good spooning session. Where's my list of things to do before 2006?

I remember when I was in hospital, they did their eggs on a giant bacon tray in an oven. Urgh!