Sunny-side up eggs; the perfect fried eggs

Still considering the word "egg" since the previous post, part of a word which had nothing to do with its referent, this time it truly reappears in one of its forms; the fried egg.

Cooking eggs in this way, as its name indicates, consists on frying them only on one side, the yolk remains intact and uppermost, and the colour resembles the sun. It is the reason why they are called "Sunny-side up eggs".

Although there're different techniques to fry or cook eggs, and also to eat them, because "there're no fixed rules about tastes", they are considered the perfect fried eggs for their way of being prepared and their result.

Depending on the country, they are eaten either for breakfast or at other times of the day, and its consummation began centuries ago; the "Old Woman Cooking Eggs" is a painting from Velazquez of 1618, and it proves that this cuisine was already known at that time.

"Sunny-side up eggs" experienced a decline in popularity in the US as fears of salmonella egg poisoning became more prevalent but, however, this style is still highly popular as it is carried out a more rigorous control of eggs and hens and because of the simplicity of its recipe.

There is a variety of this dish, the "eggs int he basket", with the only difference that eggs are introduced into slices of bread that have been bored previously through the centre, making a kind of window, and then fried by both of their sides. It's an original way to prepare eggs, because they remain fully adhered to the bread, performing this last element the role of a basket.

This way of cooking them is also known by other names, such as "the elephant eye", as the result resembles this.

It's one of the most traditional and simple dishes to make and, at the same time, one of the most delicious!

Hope you enjoyed! =)