# Fried egg inside a circle cut out of a piece of bread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023 "2012-02-16T13:58:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/61 "2012-02-16T16:44:15Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > While I’ve never had it, I will prepare this for my kids and me the next time I make breakfast for them. And I will call it a “Hole In One” That’s what my kids call it! I used to make it for some elderly clients, and they called it a Gaslight. Maybe I’ll make them for dinner…we’re all sick (one wih pneumonia!) and maybe that would suit us. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/62 "2012-02-16T16:58:02Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > ETA **Biggirl** , Here’s a nice [illustrated version](http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/2009/02/26/eggs-in-a-basket-baked-eggs-in-toast-cups-with-melty-cheese/) from someone who uses ramekins, but it’s very similar to how I do it. Sweet Mother of Moses that looks good. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/63 "2012-02-16T17:06:03Z")
Never had them or really formed an opinion on them, so I didn’t vote at all. However, pub trivia recently told me that an alternate name for this is “Hole in One.” ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/64 "2012-02-16T17:07:35Z")
Never encountered this growing up, until I was adult I was ignorant of its easy-to-make goodness. First time I saw it was in one of Matt Martinez’s cookbooks. He calls it a One-Eyed Jack and so Mr. Horseshoe and I do, too. Cholula is mandatory. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/65 "2012-02-16T17:24:19Z")
Mom called this “Eggs in a Frame”. The frame being the toast, of course. And the round cutout got fried too, then sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar. _hungry now._ ---
**Author:** ![Anna\_Nimity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Anna\_Nimity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anna_Nimity)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/66 "2012-02-16T17:35:09Z")
Had these as a kid, I think we called them Scotch eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/67 "2012-02-16T17:36:25Z")
[Scotch eggs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg) are hard-boiled eggs wrapped in sausage, breaded and deep-fried. Of course, you can call anything whatever you want to. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/68 "2012-02-16T18:33:04Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’ve made them since then, but don’t consider them anything but a novelty. SO makes them, because she says she can’t flip an egg without breaking the yolk. I make them rarely. They seem a good idea at the time, but if I want egg and toast I’ll just fry an egg and put it on toast. It’s better that way. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/69 "2012-02-16T18:38:22Z")
No category for never heard of them, don’t fancy 'em much, so I voted for nasty because of the flipping thing. Then someone mentioned _breaking_ the yolk and I actually moaned in horror. Here in the UK we called a broken fried egg _ruined_. It has to be one of the biggest differences in US/UK cuisine that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/70 "2012-02-16T18:38:39Z")
I never had heard of or seen this until my friend moved in with me a few years ago and made them for us. Her mom made them for her when she was a kid. No special name though. Pan-fried bread is delicious! No poll option applies to me. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/71 "2012-02-16T18:42:05Z")
Yes I’ve had it. I usually butter the bread first, then use a cup to cut the hole. I save the circular piece and cook it iin the same skillet for use in dunking out the yolk. Mmmmm. I can’t believe I’ve never made this for my son. I guess I’m pretty lame, as I never had a name for it. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/72 "2012-02-16T18:49:10Z")
We’ve always called them a “Hopalong Cassidy”. No idea why. Mrs G’s family has always called them “Egg in a Nest”. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/73 "2012-02-16T18:50:05Z")
They are called “frog in a hole” in Glitch. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/74 "2012-02-16T18:52:47Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > No category for never heard of them, don’t fancy 'em much, so I voted for nasty because of the flipping thing. Then someone mentioned _breaking_ the yolk and I actually moaned in horror. Here in the UK we called a broken fried egg _ruined_. It has to be one of the biggest differences in US/UK cuisine that 🙂 Please do not go on believing that all Americans prefer broken yokes. Please. mmm ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/75 "2012-02-16T18:54:12Z")
My family calls it ‘eggs with the hole in the middle’. Some days we ain’t too bright. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/76 "2012-02-16T18:54:21Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > No category for never heard of them, don’t fancy 'em much, so I voted for nasty because of the flipping thing. Then someone mentioned _breaking_ the yolk and I actually moaned in horror. Here in the UK we called a broken fried egg _ruined_. It has to be one of the biggest differences in US/UK cuisine that 🙂 I think you’ll find a whole lot of people on this side of the pond also like unbroken yokes. I never noticed any correlation. ETA: Or what **Mean Mr. Mustard** said. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/77 "2012-02-16T19:24:37Z")
I voted for Toad in a Hole but honestly I don’t think we ever had a name for it and the Toad name was something I heard later in life. I don’t think we had it often when I was a kid and we may have just called it egg toast or something like that. I have made it more as an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/78 "2012-02-16T20:46:16Z")
Broken or hard yolks make Baby Jesus cry. It’s in the bible. Look it up. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/79 "2012-02-16T20:48:50Z")
Never had them but I saw a similar concept with a pepper ring instead of bread and I’ve been wanting to give that a try. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023/80 "2012-02-16T21:25:43Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Please do not go on believing that all Americans prefer broken yokes. > > Please. Yeah, to join the chorus, I literally don’t know of a single person who likes broken yolks. Of course, my data is limited to those who I have observed eating fried eggs for breakfast. Those who don’t like runny yolks generally opt for scrambled eggs, in my experience. Yes, apparently there is a style of fried egg in the US which involves breaking the yolk, but, like I said, it’s not usual in the circles I run in. Like you, it always breaks my heart if I accidentally break a yolk. On the other hand, I personally don’t see what the big deal about flipping is. It’s basically just upside-down eggs. You still get the runny yolk (unless you cook it to “over hard”), but encapsulated in a nice little package. Almost like a poached egg in looks, except fried. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-egg-inside-a-circle-cut-out-of-a-piece-of-bread/613023.md?page=5)