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egg in the basket en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of egg in a basket: synonym of egg in a hole.
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   • 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! 2011, Jon Reiner, chapter 5, in The Man Who Couldn’t Eat: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 131:
   • The “egg in the basket” is a classic egg dish that is claimed by many different ethnic groups. 2006 April 13, Marsha Kostura Schmidt, “Open-faced Turkey Egg in the Basket”, in Sunday Brunch & Everyday Breakfast: Healthful Recipes to Start the Day, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, “Egg Dishes” section, page 26:
   • This version, also called Eggs in the Basket, marries buttery toast with a hole in the center that cradles a fried egg. 2015, Jodi Liano, “Toad in the Hole”, in Eggs: Fresh, Simple Recipes for Frittatas, Omelets, Scrambles & More, San Francisco, Calif.: Weldon Owen, →ISBN, “Out of the Frying Pan” section, page 37:
   • 🞂 egg in the basket with sourdough bread, slices of avocado and a side of sriracha for the over-eighteen set 2015, Kate Spade, “All-Ages Entertaining”, in All in Good Taste, New York, N.Y.: Abrams, →ISBN, “Entertaiining” section, page 40:

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