What it is with runny egg yolks?

[cruisin5]

Why do so many menus seem to be inundated with runny yolks? Poached eggs, sunny side up eggs.

Half of the brunch entrees at Homecoming have a runny yolk egg! It's even worse at Raglan for the bruncy mains.

I don't get it. Is this a new trend in food?

 

[gwynne]

Why do so many menus seem to be inundated with runny yolks? Poached eggs, sunny side up eggs.

Half of the brunch entrees at Homecoming have a runny yolk egg! It's even worse at Raglan for the bruncy mains.

I don't get it. Is this a new trend in food?

How are you ordering your eggs? Are you specifying you prefer them over medium or over hard?

 

[DisBuckMan]

Well, I'm 49 years old, and I've been eating eggs with runny yolks for the better part of all 49 of them, so no...it's not a "new" trend in food.

 

[kiramay]

Not new. I’ve been eating over easy eggs for 40 years. I like runny yoke. I’m sure you can ask them to cook the eggs more if you prefer.

 

[cruisin5]

How are you ordering your eggs? Are you specifying you prefer them over medium or over hard?

I never considered ordering well done scrambled instead, or even just whites.

Well, I'm 49 years old, and I've been eating eggs with runny yolks for the better part of all 49 of them, so no...it's not a "new" trend in food.

Never saw a sunny side up egg on a burger or a pizza 40 years ago.

 

[North of Mouse]

Can not stand 'any' part of my eggs running - have to be well done - dh, on the other hand, has eaten them sunny side up since well before I knew him 52+ years ago. I, personally, will not eat any dish that has an egg lying in it anywhere.

Just returned from meeting our teen grandson for dinner. Let him choose the restaurant - was a mongolian grill - he and dh both had eggs cracked on top of their food as it cooked - grossed me out!!

 

[DLgal]

Well, I'm 49 years old, and I've been eating eggs with runny yolks for the better part of all 49 of them, so no...it's not a "new" trend in food.

Yes, it is a new trend in RESTAURANTS, not a new trend in food in general. Eggs (poached or sunny side up) are showing up everywhere. On burgers. On pizzas. In salads. I have even seen a sandwich that had "runny egg yolks sauce", not even the whole egg, just runny egg yolks.

It is being used as a sauce, and personally, I am not a fan. I do not like eggs in any form except scrambled. I have ordered a few things lately where I had to ask for "no egg." The last one was an onion ring poutine dish that was onion rings, fries, shredded pot roast, cheese curds, gravy...and a fried egg on top. It was great without the egg. I can't even imagine how an egg would improve upon something like that.

 

[Mome Rath]

I'm from the midwest, we eat our eggs lotsa ways, runny being one of them and we eat a lot of poached eggs. When ordering, eggs are one of those things that everyone has very particular taste for, so most waitresses will ask very specifically. Maybe down there they only ask if it is a specific type of order.

 

[_19disnA]

Am a bit surprised so many restaurants now seem to offer undercooked eggs since usually they are very particular about following safe food handling/preparation techniques. It is recommended eggs should be cooked until firm.

https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/types/eggs/index.html

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Its not a new trend for my family.
We love our runny eggs and we soak up the excess with toast!

 

[DLgal]

Am a bit surprised so many restaurants now seem to offer undercooked eggs since usually they are very particular about following safe food handling/preparation techniques. It is recommended eggs should be cooked until firm.

https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/types/eggs/index.html

Yeah, all they need to do is put a disclaimer in their menu that says something like "raw or undercooked meats, poultry, or eggs can lead to illness and are not recommended to be consumed." I see this warning all the time on menus. Any place that will cook a steak or burger to order has this statement on the menu.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I'm from the midwest, we eat our eggs lotsa ways, runny being one of them and we eat a lot of poached eggs. When ordering, eggs are one of those things that everyone has very particular taste for, so most waitresses will ask very specifically. Maybe down there they only ask if it is a specific type of order.

Yup true. I do think though even some places have gone to making things more runny than they used to be.

I only like eggs scrambled (other than Deviled eggs). Nowadays when ordering I say scrambled hard no runniness (spelling?) because I was getting scrambled eggs that looked slimy and runny and just unappealing to me.

My step-father-in-law orders it the same way I do but puts in "you can burn them" and he's meaning so they get done well.

Waiters and waitresses always ask here "how would you like your eggs cooked" but TBH I've stayed away from options that come with an egg cooked any other way than customizable so I don't know if they would ask that question in that case. I don't really have a desire to eat a burger with scrambled eggs anyways lol.

 

[DisBuckMan]

Yes, it is a new trend in RESTAURANTS

Maybe where you live...not in the deep south.

 

[Farro]

Why do so many menus seem to be inundated with runny yolks? Poached eggs, sunny side up eggs.

Half of the brunch entrees at Homecoming have a runny yolk egg! It's even worse at Raglan for the bruncy mains.

I don't get it. Is this a new trend in food?

Do you mean over-easy? I thought that was common. I live in Chicago for reference..

Mmmmm, a fried egg with white buttered white toast, sopping up all that egg yolk....breakfast for dinner!!!

 

[DLgal]

Do you mean over-easy? I thought that was common. I live in Chicago for reference..

Mmmmm, a fried egg with white buttered white toast, sopping up all that egg yolk....breakfast for dinner!!!

I think they mean egg showing up where egg isn't expected. Like, NOT on breakfast items.

Like, on burgers. Or pizza. That kind of thing.

 

[DLgal]

Maybe where you live...not in the deep south.

I live in Orange County, CA. It is EVERYWHERE here. Even at Disneyland.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

I think they mean egg showing up where egg isn't expected. Like, NOT on breakfast items.

Like, on burgers. Or pizza. That kind of thing.

Wait what? That wasnt how I took it at all. They were asking why menus everywhere now seem to include over easy as an option is how I took it.

 

[DLgal]

Wait what? That wasnt how I took it at all. They were asking why menus everywhere now seem to include over easy as an option is how I took it.

The OP Said:
Why do so many menus seem to be inundated with runny yolks? Poached eggs, sunny side up eggs.

I took that as stated and shared my experience that ADDING A RUNNY EGG YOLK to any number of menu items seems to be a VERY popular food trend, and I am seeing runny eggs added to all kinds of non breakfast items everywhere. They are even putting them in burritos (not breakfast burritos), around here. They are EVERYWHERE. It is a trend that has been gaining traction for the past half year or so.

Also, yes, runny eggs have seemingly replaced "eggs your way" on many breakfast menus as well. Now, most often, you will see "fried egg" or "poached egg" instead, as the standard way an item is served. This has become very noticeable. I'm sure you can still ask for scrambled eggs on breakfast items, but the trend of adding a fried or poached egg to a sandwich, hamburger, burrito, pizza, bowl of ramen, etc. is is a very real "trend."

 

[DisneyArkie]

In the south we have eaten runny fried eggs for my entire life. Plain eggs with breakfast or we would eat runny fried egg sandwich with mayo (just like making a grilled cheese), one of my favorite ways is a fried bologna and fried egg sandwich. These type of sandwiches are served in diners and always have been where I’m from. You can order the egg anyway you prefer, but most people here like the runny yolk.

 

[bumbershoot]

Well, I'm 49 years old, and I've been eating eggs with runny yolks for the better part of all 49 of them, so no...it's not a "new" trend in food.

Same age and same experience.

Never saw a sunny side up egg on a burger or a pizza 40 years ago.

Ok that is a completely different issue than your initial post.

Why do so many menus seem to be inundated with runny yolks? Poached eggs, sunny side up eggs.

Half of the brunch entrees at Homecoming have a runny yolk egg! It's even worse at Raglan for the bruncy mains.

That sort of egg is going to be very common with brunch.

The egg I thought of with RR was the egg en coquette (delish). And I haven’t been to homecoming. But you specified brunch, which doesn’t say pizza and burgers to me.


So sure, putting them on pizza is newish.

But yolky eggs are not new.