Egg sandwich
An egg sandwich is a sandwich with some kind of egg filling. Sliced boiled eggs or egg salad are popular options. Fried egg and scrambled egg sandwiches are an alternative for those who want a hot meal.
Types of egg sandwich
A 1910 New York Times article shows that at that time, fried egg sandwiches were the epitome of the prosaic. It describes a motion picture set where actors are rehearsing a "trick picture" (i.e. a special effects scene). The reporter, watching actors in costume killing time while awaiting their cues, says "the horrible Frankenstein smoking a pipe and discussing the weather and the political situation was odd, but it was hard to beat two deathlike phantoms eating fried egg sandwiches!"[1]
In her memoir, food writer Gael Greene writes of a brief and casual romantic encounter with Elvis Presley. At its conclusion, he gestured toward the phone and asked "Would you mind calling room service and ordering me a fried egg sandwich?" Greene says "The fried egg sandwich—that part I remember. I can't remember how big It was, how long the sex lasted, or who was on top (probably me). But I have never forgotten the fried egg sandwich. Yes, the totemic fried egg sandwich. At that moment, it might have been clear I was born to be a restaurant critic."[2]
Beyond the basic model of fried egg between slices of bread, many common sandwiches have variations that include a fried egg in addition to bacon, sausage, cheese, black pudding, cold cuts, or as another topping to a hamburger.[citation needed] A popular breakfast sandwich in New Jersey consists of a fried egg, pork roll, and American cheese on a roll, often topped with salt, pepper, and ketchup.[citation needed] The Southern egg sandwich consists of bread, egg, cheese, mayonnaise, and ketchup.[citation needed] A savory/sweet variation from California is the Lawler Sandwich; it is made of a fried egg (broken yolk), bread, cheese, mayonnaise, and jam (typically raspberry).[citation needed]
United Kingdom
A 1905 British cookbook describes an "egg sandwich" made with sliced hard-boiled eggs, marinated in oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper, and garnished with minced watercress. An "egg and chutney sandwich" is made from chutney and minced hard-boiled eggs; an "egg cream" sandwich from hard-boiled eggs pounded into a smooth paste and seasoned with anchovies and mustard.[3] A common alternative is to mash the hard-boiled egg together with mayonnaise, salt and black pepper, which is commonly referred to as an 'egg mayo' or 'egg mayonnaise' sandwich.
Egg salad
It is also common, in the United States, to use egg salad as a sandwich filling.[4]
See also
- Eggs Benedict, a form of open-faced egg sandwich
- Egg McMuffin, a popular fast-food breakfast egg sandwich
- Breakfast sandwich, a general article about sandwiches served at breakfast, including the egg sandwich
References
- ^ "Moving Pictures Sound Melodrama's Knell," The New York Times, March 20, 1910, p. SM7
- ^ Greene, Gael (2006). Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess. Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-57699-9.p. 10
- ^ Beaty-Pownal, S. (1905). The "Queen" Cookery Books No. 9: Salads, Sandwiches, and Savories, Second Edition. London: Horace Cox. pp. 33-4, online[1]. Note: description based on Google Books title page, which differs slightly from Google Books "about this book" information.
- ^ http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001575.html