# "Boil me some noodles and fry me some eggs." Were fried eggs and noodles ever a thing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212 "2023-11-16T00:04:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/1 "2023-11-16T00:04:10Z")
In the 1945 Three Stooges short _Idiots Deluxe_, the boys decide to take Moe on a hunting trip, hoping the fresh air and country surroundings will relieve his frayed nerves. At one point, Moe makes the above request, but as soon as the others have prepared it, a passing bear eats the food. My question is, did people ever commonly eat eggs and noodles together? Was it ever something you could order in a restaurant? Though it does sound completely off the wall, there is some logic to it. I think it’s safe to say most people would consider a “full breakfast” to be eggs, some kind of starch, and a meat. I’ve never heard of this except in that one Three Stooges film. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/2 "2023-11-16T00:15:14Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Though it does sound completely off the wall, there is some logic to it. You should try it some time. Cook your noodles, drain all but a little bit of the cooking water. Add some herbs, salt, and pepper, some grated cheese, and a couple fried eggs (keep the yolks runny). Give it a toss and enjoy. It’s basically the same idea as carbonara - that an egg yolk and some cheese is all you really need to get a tasty sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/3 "2023-11-16T00:17:53Z")
Pad thai has noodles and eggs. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/4 "2023-11-16T00:22:55Z")
You see it with ramen, as well. And I’ve seen egg-fried noodles in Chinese cooking. But I’m wondering if the OP means like in American culinary culture whether this was typical. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/5 "2023-11-16T00:38:20Z")
I’ve often eaten noodles with mixed vegetables, sprouts and fried egg in (German) Chinese restaurants. It’s delicious. In fact, I wanna have some at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/6 "2023-11-16T00:51:40Z")
Now you made me hungry! Of course they are a thing! There are many [YouTube videos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uodktzeVKE) about them. And as already mentioned, carbonara is very similar. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/7 "2023-11-16T01:23:25Z")
Between the Depression and the war, I’d imagine there were a lot of dishes common to the time that sound bonkers to us now that made perfect sense back then based on simply what they could get their hands on. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/8 "2023-11-16T01:44:39Z")
While there are also other ingredients; they’re two of the staples of a Jewish kugel, & the Three Stooges were Jewish ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/9 "2023-11-16T02:14:54Z")
A (cooked) packet of Sapporo Ichiban Yakisoba and a fried egg or two on top (runny) is a pretty common quick meal for me. Pairs well. If I were less lazy, I’d add some bean sprouts and such, but it’s fine as-is. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/10 "2023-11-16T03:04:05Z")
I’ve also tossed an egg into a package of Ramen to make a quick lunch. I’ve never had unseasoned noodles with nothing on it but a fried egg, but it doesn’t sound “off the wall” to me, it sounds like something slightly different from what I’ve had, but similar. And I expect I’d enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/11 "2023-11-16T03:07:58Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Between the Depression and the war, I’d imagine there were a lot of dishes common to the time that sound bonkers to us now that made perfect sense back then based on simply what they could get their hands on. > **[Crow stew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow_stew)** > > Crow stew is a stew made primarily from the meat of a crow. Crow stew may include onion, bacon fat, flour and sour cream. According to Guy Chassagnard's Dictionary of French Cuisine, crow has "very tough meat", but can be "placed on the lid of a large cooking pot" to create "crow stew". > An early reference to crow stew in the United States appears in an account of Prince Achille Murat. While living in and around St. Augustine, Florida from 1821 to his death in 1847, Murat was known to prepare and... ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/12 "2023-11-16T04:59:44Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Between the Depression and the war, I’d imagine there were a lot of dishes common to the time that sound bonkers to us now that made perfect sense back then based on simply what they could get their hands on. For instance, they seemed to have a really disproportionate enthusiasm for potato salad. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d1J3NLNWAPU/hqdefault.jpg "The Ross Sisters - Solid Potato Salad (DVD Quality) Full Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1J3NLNWAPU) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/13 "2023-11-16T07:44:45Z")
I’m not talking to you anymore. Aaaaacccckkk! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/14 "2023-11-16T08:51:33Z")
The Ross Sisters must’ve really needed the money. If I walked with my head on my butt like them, there’d be a real act of debauchery I could commit. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/15 "2023-11-16T09:06:09Z")
Sure, putting eggs in with noodles isn’t uncommon in Asian cuisine. But the description in the OP sounds like they are cooked separately. I’m actually curious how big noodles in general were back then. Did it just refer to spaghetti noodles? Macaroni? Because I know that spaghetti was originally considered exotic. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/16 "2023-11-16T16:29:23Z")
Of course you realize that if you _do_ talk to him again, you’ll be… [https://i0.wp.com/altoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/eating-crow.png](https://i0.wp.com/altoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/eating-crow.png) Bon Appetit! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/17 "2023-11-16T16:40:51Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Between the Depression and the war, I’d imagine there were a lot of dishes common to the time that sound bonkers to us now that made perfect sense back then based on simply what they could get their hands on. > [@Spiderman](#): > > While there are also other ingredients; they’re two of the staples of a Jewish kugel, & the Three Stooges were Jewish I was thinking my father would have considered this a treat growing up during the Depression. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/18 "2023-11-16T17:45:56Z")
Where’s all that music coming from? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/19 "2023-11-16T17:50:20Z")
That’s their other talent. Let’s just say that beans are involved. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/20 "2023-11-16T17:51:00Z")
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