Photo of the Day: Pre-Poached Eggs
La Petite Americaine came across a shocking item at her local Parisian supermarket: pre-poached eggs. Because there just isn't enough time to leave an egg in a pot of simmering water for three minutes these days.
Of course, she couldn't get away with being in the presence of poached eggs-in-a-box without actually trying them. So she did, with questionable results.
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7 Comments:
Last year in Brussels I saw these at the grocery store: creme patissiere and creme anglaise in boxes and pre-made pate feuilletee and pate brisee. It says a lot, that people still wanted to make and eat things like quiche and pastries, but just don't have the time to do all the prep work.
raphael at 7:56PM on 11/01/07
Wellll, I'd say creme anglaise takes more effort than poaching an egg (and I've bought pre-made pate brisee before because, yes, I have the lazies)...
I'm gonna poach an egg now.
roboppy at 8:18PM on 11/01/07
this is so sick that i think edith massey would be disgusted.
essential8 at 2:34AM on 11/02/07
I know a lot of non-French people have this romantic notion that French people only eat (or buy) wonderful food, but I've found some of the vilest packed food I've ever encountered at French supermarkets...and I always visit supermarkets wherever I travel. Stuff like canned cassoulet that had odd, pale sausages in it that looked eerily like fingers...
maki at 6:02AM on 11/02/07
@Maki: Ah yes, I've seen those cans of cassoulet!...kind of odd. "That must resemble cassoulet only in the most vague sense, like a third cousin three times removed."
Prompted by this photo I tried poaching eggs for the first time last night. It was ridiculously easy! And I'm not good a cooking, so anyone could do it.
roboppy at 8:19AM on 11/02/07
I think pre-poached eggs are a great idea!
Now, if only they made pre-toasted bread I could heat up in my toaster I'd have time for breakfast!
srhcb at 8:26AM on 11/02/07
srhcb, you need one of these
Library Lady at 9:44AM on 11/02/07