# Deviled Eggs?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95275>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 26, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95275 "2001-11-26T14:23:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95275/1 "2001-11-26T14:23:46Z")

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Why are they called “Deviled Eggs”? Any idea on the origins there? Doing an internet search has turned up minimal results, and searching here I can’t seem to find that this question has ever been asked.

So, basically, why are they called “Deviled Eggs”?

Thanks. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95275/2 "2001-11-26T14:24:53Z")

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I think it’s the ham’s fault.

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95275/3 "2001-11-26T15:23:42Z")

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> Q: Any idea how “deviled eggs” got their name? – Jennifer.
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> A: “Devil” in this sense means to heavily season a food, usually with hot spices (hot things being associated with the Devil).

[http://www.word-detective.com/012000.html](http://www.word-detective.com/012000.html)