What came first – the chicken or the egg? Does it truly matter?
Think about it, they make an entire wholesome meal on their own, perfect for the laziest of cooks – hello, hard-boiled eggs. But they’re fabulous team players too and pair like a dream with vegetables (frittatas), cheese (omelettes), and meat (burgers). Eggs have no bone to pick with even that trickiest of ingredients – fish.
They become one of the gang and fit right into every dish conceivable – throw them in a salad, slide them into a sandwich, stew them in a curry or shred them into a fried rice. They’re the life of brunches; the ace up a baker’s sleeve that can make cookies crumble, meringues peak and cakes moist, and the transformative dip that gives the humble toast a scrummy French makeover.