Eggs are probably the most universal food. They include two separate substances: egg white and a yolk, both of which are rich in different nutrients and can be used to make a huge amount of unique dishes—from sauces like mayonnaise or hollandaise to omelets, frittatas and even desserts like meringue or custards.
It’s no wonder that every country or
culture has its own preferable ways to use eggs in gastronomy. The
French have their special way of making omelets, the Portuguese make
their famous ovos moles and Mexicans are known for their delicious
huevos rancheros. Traditional English breakfast also includes eggs.
Tortilla de patatas in Spain, American egg salad, shakshouka in Arabic
and Jewish cuisine, you name it.
Russians don’t have many well-known or classic egg recipes, but there
are several popular ways to cook eggs in our country. For example,
Russians really enjoy eggs cooked sunny side up. We usually add some
other ingredients to the skillet along with eggs to make a dish called
“yaishnitsa-glazunia”. The name can be literally translated as a “eggs
eyes wide open”.
Here we make glazunia with onions, traditional Russian rye bread and
Bologna sausages that are also very popular in our country. As you may
remember, we like to put them in salads and soups.
Eggs - 3 pcs Sausages - 2 pcs Tomatoes - 4 pc Onion - 1 pc Borodinsky bread Dill, parsley Bunch onion |
This is how we make it:
1) Slice an onion, some Borodinsky bread and some boiled sausages.
2) First, we fry the bread until it gets toasted. After that, we add the sausages and onion, followed by the eggs
3) While that’s frying, we’ll cut some herbs as garnish: parsley, dill, onion, and tomatoes
Done! It's easier than ever!
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