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What to Eat with Soft Boiled Eggs

Toast soldiers and asparagus to dip, salt or soy sauce on top, then ramen, rice bowls and smoked fish.

What to Eat with Soft Boiled Eggs

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  1. Buttered toast soldiersCut the toast into finger-wide strips and dip them straight into the yolk.
  2. Steamed asparagus spearsHold a spear by the stem and dip the tip, as you would a strip of toast.
  3. Fried bread fingersFry the strips in butter until crisp so they stay stiff in the yolk.
  4. RamenPeel the egg, halve it and rest it on the noodles, yolk side up.
  5. Rice porridgeDrop the peeled egg in whole and break it with the spoon as you eat.

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To dip in the yolk 5

  • Anchovy toast soldiers Spread the toast thinly with anchovy butter before cutting it into strips.
  • Buttered toast soldiers Cut the toast into finger-wide strips and dip them straight into the yolk.
  • Fried bread fingers Fry the strips in butter until crisp so they stay stiff in the yolk.
  • Steamed asparagus spears Hold a spear by the stem and dip the tip, as you would a strip of toast.
  • Toast soldiers with yeast extract Butter the toast first, then add the thinnest scrape.

On the egg 7

  • A pinch of curry powder Stir it into the salt first so it spreads evenly.
  • A spoonful of caviar or salmon roe Lay it on the open top and eat it with the first scoop of yolk.
  • Celery salt A light dusting is enough. It is saltier than it looks.
  • Flaky salt and black pepper Pinch them into the opened top before the first spoonful.
  • Nut and spice mix (dukkah) Tip some onto a saucer and roll each bite of egg through it.
  • Seasoned dashi and spring onions Crack the egg into a small bowl, pour the cool broth round it and scatter the onions.
  • Snipped cress Cut it over the egg at the table so it stays crisp.

The coffee shop way 3

  • Dark soy sauce and white pepper Crack the egg into a saucer, add a few drops and a shake, and stir.
  • Kaya toast Dip the toast, with its butter and coconut jam, into the seasoned egg.
  • Thick toast with coconut jam, egg on top (roti titab) Break the yolk and spread it over the toast with the back of a spoon.

On noodles and rice 7

  • Beef rice bowl (gyudon) Crack a very soft egg over the beef and mix it into the rice.
  • Brothless ramen (mazesoba) Break the egg over the noodles and stir until the yolk coats them.
  • Cold dipping noodles (tsukemen) Halve the egg and eat it between dips, or drop it into the dipping broth.
  • Mixed rice bowl (bibimbap) Put the egg in the middle and stir everything together before the first bite.
  • Ramen Peel the egg, halve it and rest it on the noodles, yolk side up.
  • Rice porridge Drop the peeled egg in whole and break it with the spoon as you eat.
  • Soy-braised pork belly (kakuni) Add a peeled egg to each bowl and spoon the braising sauce over both.

Fish, salad and the breakfast table 6

  • Cold herb sauce (Frankfurt green sauce) Spoon it over boiled potatoes and set the halved eggs on top.
  • Crusty rolls with cold cuts and cheese Set the egg in a cup beside the plate and eat it between bites of roll.
  • Frisée salad with bacon Peel the egg, halve it over the leaves and toss the yolk through the dressing.
  • Grilled kippers Serve the egg in its cup beside the fish, with bread and butter.
  • Poached smoked haddock Peel the egg, set it on the fish and cut it so the yolk becomes the sauce.
  • Smoked fish and rice (kedgeree) Swap the usual hard-boiled eggs for soft ones and let the yolk run into the rice.

Drinks 2

  • Fresh grapefruit juice Sharp and cold, to cut through the yolk.
  • Hot coffee (kopi) Order it the way you like it and sip between dips.

How it works

What to eat with soft boiled eggs? Something to dip in the yolk, or a bowl the egg can sit on. These 30 ideas cover toast soldiers, seasonings, noodle and rice bowls, smoked fish and two drinks.

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From the egg cup to the coffee shop

A soft-boiled egg is commonly served in an egg cup with its top cut off, and strips of toast are dipped into the runny yolk. In the United Kingdom and Australia those strips are called soldiers. In Southeast Asia the egg is cracked into a bowl, seasoned with soy sauce and pepper, and eaten with kaya toast and coffee. In Japan a marinated soft-boiled egg sits on ramen.

What to eat soft boiled eggs with at each meal

At breakfast, pick one thing to dip and one seasoning. Later in the day, peel the egg and set it on noodles, rice or a salad, where the yolk works as a sauce.

  • Cut the toast before the eggs are done, so the yolk is still runny when you dip.
  • For a bowl, peel the egg under cold running water so the white stays whole.

Questions and answers

What to eat with a soft boiled egg?

Something to dip in the yolk: strips of buttered toast first, then asparagus spears or fried bread fingers. A pinch of salt and pepper is all the seasoning it needs.

What goes with soft boiled eggs for dinner?

A bowl. Ramen is the classic, and rice porridge, a beef rice bowl or cold dipping noodles take a peeled egg the same way.

What do you put on a soft boiled egg?

Salt and pepper, first, or dark soy sauce and white pepper, the coffee shop way. Our list adds celery salt, dukkah, cress and a spoonful of caviar.

What do you drink with soft boiled eggs?

Coffee, which Singapore's coffee shops serve with the eggs. A cold grapefruit juice is our other pick.

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