Do you ever eat boiled eggs with soldiers

[Morning Glory]

In the USA, it seems that boiled eggs served in eggcups are not commonly seen and I gather that many homes don't possess eggcups. In the UK almost everyone will have eaten eggs this way. They are popular for breakfast - the 'soldiers' are fingers of bread or toast to dip. So a quick poll...

How about in New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Bulgaria, France, Thailand, Canada, Guernsey (from where or where we have active members)?

Here is a pretty blue egg I ate recently:

 

[detroitdad]

never..... But I would

 

[Morning Glory]

never..... But I would

You need to buy an eggcup then...

 

[medtran49]

I don't like really runny yolks, just barely runny, almost gel like for me. I'll eat them out in a restaurant rather than send them back, but not happily.

We have eaten soldiers with eggs in cocotte with sweated mushrooms and shallots, with truffles shaved over them a couple of times when Craig has picked up several black truffles for my birthday or Christmas present, or anniversary gift, and we need different ways to have them.

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

I can't see the inconvenience of picking around broken egg shells as you eat. Why not just peel the egg, then put it in a cup?

 

[Morning Glory]

I can't see the inconvenience of picking around broken egg shells as you eat. Why not just peel the egg, then put it in a cup?

If you use the handy 'egg topper' there is no broken shell!

 

[GadgetGuy]

I'll have one now & then, but only hard-boiled.

 

[medtran49]

I remember the first time I ever saw an egg cup. We went on a Caribbean cruise when I was 15, still lived up North then. The dining room served your egg(s) in a cup whether they were soft, medium, or hard boiled. First time I had ever heard of borscht too.

 

[buckytom]

We eat soft boiled eggs in egg cups about once a month or so, but I haven't made "soldiers" since my son was very small. We just use a small spoon and have toast on the side withthe eggs in cups.

Similarly, we always have toast with our pan fried eggs and prefer them runny so that the toast can be dipped in the yolk.

When I was a kid, our mom would ask my siblings and I how we would like our eggs fried: either "dippin' eggs", or cooked like leather.

 

[Herbie]

Not had one for ages but I do still have an egg cup WITH MY NAME ON! (though as with a lot of my kitchen stuff it is in my parents' attic. Husband and I are in 'temporary' accommodation (much longer than expected) with the tiniest kitchen ever!

 

[Yorky]

I can't see the inconvenience of picking around broken egg shells as you eat. Why not just peel the egg, then put it in a cup?

Or don't even bother with the cup?

Soft boiled eggs on toast - bled

• Yorky
• 30 Jun 2017

 

[Cherry Kirschenbaum]

It is not common in Bulgaria and I have never owned an egg cup I would get one but I do agree with @The Late Night Gourmet - I would peel the egg first before I put it on its throne

 

[buckytom]

Here's 2 of our egg cups I picked up at an outlet store a few years ago.

 

[Morning Glory]

I must post a photo of my special pottery eggcup tomorrow. @oddduck may appreciate. It's a 'one off' egg cup.

 

[oddduck]

I actually saw an egg cup at the thrift store today. It looked maybe depression era glass...maybe i should have bought it, it was only 49¢ but i am not an expert at glass and i don't think there would be much interest if i tried to sell it as i know of no one that uses egg cups and do people want one offs or do they come in sets?