egg in the basket

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Examples

“The “egg in the basket” is a classic egg dish that is claimed by many different ethnic groups.”

“The egg in the basket sizzling in the iron⟳ skillet sounds like⟳ firecrackers and glistens so real and gooey on screen I want⟳ to eat⟳ the television. […] The scene opens with a close-up of the one-handed egg-crack-and-drop into the fried bread’s basket hole, […] Frying the bread in the black pan’s olive oil coating, Olympia flips the slices, and the egg and the yolk conjoin like⟳ twins in their swimming holes. This is no ordinary egg in the basket—it’s something!”

“This version, also called Eggs in the Basket, marries buttery toast with a hole in the center that cradles a fried egg.”

“🞂 egg in the basket with sourdough bread, slices of avocado and a side of sriracha for the over-eighteen set⟳”

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