Egg in a cup is this just an Irish thing. Both daddy and baby having this for breakfast today. I’ve fond memories of my dad making it for me.
Egg in a cup is this just an Irish thing. Both daddy and baby having this for breakfast today. I’ve fond memories of my dad making it for me.
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Love it with dip soldiers, butter and salt. Loved it when I was a child and still to this day. Delicious!!!
Absolutely love this too, my nanny always made it for me and I make it all the time too!
I recently found out that this is called Guggy Egg
“guggy egg (plural guggy eggs)
(Ireland) A dish for all ages consisting of a soft-to-medium boiled egg with butter, salt, and pepper, served mashed in a cup.”
I always make guggy eggs for my grandson, he loves them.
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The best way to make eggs. My grandad used to make them and my mother does too. My kids love them. We call it egg in a cup too
We used to make eggs like this in the microwave. Whisk it up and put it in for 30 seconds, then take it out and add butter and some salt and whisk it again to melt the butter, then put it back in until the egg starts mushrooming over the top of the cup. Not bad really.
Never heard of it
That is very cute, does baby like the egg? 💕💕
That kind sir is, a gugg-in-a-mug
Pffft. “Egg in a cup”
Dads could only makes these!
I recently asked English mates this very same question, all of them were familiar with it.
Poor man’s omelette
Love a Guggy egg ❤️
I never heard of them until I moved to Scotland. Woman I was seeing at the time made it for me. Since I come back I’ve never seen anyone make nor talk about it.
I’m Hungarian and we know this too. Doesn’t really have a name specifically.
It’s a thing in Scotland too.
Is this scrambled eggs?
Yeah my granny did this for me butter and a pinch of salt added.
Whereas my Da used to give me beaten up egg in a cup with a drop of milk and some sugar added
From Germany, and I was raised with this, too. Though I remember my mum making it in glasses rather than cups.
Scottish and all. Best way to eat boled eggs.
My( Irish/Canadian)Mom made this and I make it and I never knew it was an Irish thing.
I moved to Australia 20 years ago and I make it for my kids every so often.
For them it’s a comfort food; something to be enjoyed when they’re sick or feeling down or just want something super tasty to eat.
I remember my Ma making it for me. And now I make it for my kids. “Eggs in a cup” is what we call it.
FWIW, in our house we always added a dash of vinegar. Amazing flavour.
Have it at least once a week. Spread on luke warm toast with lots of butter so you get the cold butter with hot peppery egg combo. Washed down with hot tea. Delicious.
The word “guggy” is disgusting. Here in south dublin we simply call it egg in a cup 🤣
Our version of this back in the 80’s, was out parents giving us raw eggs in milk. I have come to belief that they got most of their parenting tips from Rocky movies.
Egg and crisps in a mug is S tier snackin’
Had this often growing up in Scotland
No it’s not.
Gods but I haven’t had that in ages. It was lovely.
Egg and soldiers
And egg in a cup were firm favourites
Love it. Plenty of butter, bit of salt and pepper but not too much.
As a kid it was a near universal experience to eat this from a brown Pyrex mug.