Posted by Adam Quinan on May 22, 1997 at 13:40:10:
In Reply to: Questions about Boiled Eggs posted by NORIKO on May 22, 1997 at 09:00:43:
Karabadangbaraka, which I am told is easier to say in Japanese than it is in English!
Soft boiled eggs are usually boiled for 3-4 minutes in boiling water. The white is firm but the yolk
is soft and runny. They are eaten hot with a small spoon. The egg is usually in an egg cup. Some people
(usually younger ones but adults do it too) like to eat the egg with "soldiers" which are strips of
toasted bread dipped into the runny yolk. After the yolk is eaten you ontinue with a spoon!
Hard boiled eggs are cooked for much longer, up to 10 minutes or until the woodpecker flies out of sight,
and the yolk and white are firm or even steel hard. They ar usually eaten cold at picnics or in salads.
They are left in their shells until ready for eating.