# "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:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**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, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/21 "2023-11-16T18:31:47Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > 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 We might soon be going further than that, judging by a current ad campaign promoting cold cereal for dinner. Yeah, that’ll be ideal for growing kids. ---
**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, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/22 "2023-11-16T19:22:44Z")
Also on topic: > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-GVl7scrYE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-GVl7scrYE) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/23 "2023-11-16T19:46:51Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > You see it with ramen, as well. And I’ve seen egg-fried noodles in Chinese cooking. I was going to add that about ramen. Not my fave thing to add to ramen, but it’s very common. I do it occasionally, and when I do the egg is neither hard-boiled nor is it stirred in raw. I find the former to be the wrong texture for ramen and the latter to cling to the noodles in a goopy mess. The best way IMHO is to toss in bits of lightly scrambled eggs, as with fried rice. ---
**Author:** ![moes\_lotion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@moes\_lotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moes_lotion)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/24 "2023-11-16T21:28:41Z")
Not exactly the same thing, but years ago a friend introduced me to a version of linguine puttanesca that is similar. The original used either scallops or tiny shrimps but now I fry up some bacon instead. You saute some onions and mushrooms with garlic and oregano while cooking the linguine. When the pasta is cooked, drain it and add the veggies and crumbled bacon, then mix in the raw eggs. Let the heat of the pasta and veggies cook the egg for a couple of minutes, then serve. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/25 "2023-11-16T21:33:07Z")
Well, they’re both traditional addins for proper ramen, but you’re not Japanese so you can obviously do what you please. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/26 "2023-11-16T21:55:58Z")
The dish is called “Hungover Noodles”. Definitely sounds like something from the 1940s. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/27 "2023-11-26T19:47:53Z")
actually, there’s a chili pace here in St Louis, Chili Mac that offers spaghetti, eggs, with chili on top ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/28 "2023-11-27T15:42:37Z")
Noodles and fried eggs I can understand. Tossed salad and scrambled eggs however… ---
**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 28, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212/29 "2023-11-28T06:10:13Z")
Still, we don’t know if the song means he ate those two things all at once, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212.md?page=1)