coddled egg
Shell-poached breakfast item
A coddled egg is cooked gently in water just below boiling, or in a small covered dish set in hot water.
The result is softer than a poached egg, with a barely-set white and runny yolk.
Coddling preserves a delicate texture that higher heat would destroy.
Illegally hunted or taken
- soft-boiledBriefly cooked, yolk liquid
- sous-videSealed, temperature-controlled water cooking
- water-bathContainer in heated liquid
- simmeredCooked at low heat
bain-marie · gentle heat · low-temperature · immersion · steamed · slow-cooked · coddler · ramekin
Pedestal for boiled breakfast
Morning-afternoon meal hybrid
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- baconCured smoked pork
- English breakfastTraditional British cooked morning
continental · kedgeree · smoked salmon · hollandaise · asparagus · truffle · caviar
poached
Illegally hunted or taken
- soft-boiledBriefly cooked, yolk liquid
- sous-videSealed, temperature-controlled water cooking
- water-bathContainer in heated liquid
simmered · bain-marie · gentle heat · low-temperature · immersion · steamed · slow-cooked · coddler · ramekin · timing
eggcup
Pedestal for boiled breakfast
brunch
Morning-afternoon meal hybrid
English breakfast · continental · kedgeree · smoked salmon · hollandaise · asparagus · truffle · caviar
yolk
Egg's nutrient core
runny
Excessively fluid
creamy · tender · delicate · velvety · wobbly · jammy · loose · smooth