Chapter XII · Eggs · No. 482
Built upon: No. 395Eggs on the Dish
482—Fried Eggs
In the long series of egg-preparations, fried eggs are those which hold the least important place, for the fried eggs which are so commonly served at breakfasts in England and America are really eggs à la No. 395, Eggs on the Dish. The real fried egg is almost unknown in England and America. As a rule, the garnish given to this kind of eggs is served apart, while the latter are dished, either on a napkin or on pieces of toast, with a little fried parsley laid in the middle of the dish.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 482, p. 183. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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