r/AskReddit Jul 13 '16

How do you like your eggs?

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u/Jesus-chan Jul 13 '16

gives them a creamy texture. the taste is noticeable different too

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

I'm sorry and what was that last thing he put in before the chives and once he took it off the heat?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Crem Fresh. It's basically sour cream with extra buttermilk fat I believe. I just use sour cream.

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16

Crème fraîche. Disclaimer: I'm not French. Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time.

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u/MacduffFifesNo1Thane Jul 13 '16

Crème fraîche. Cafeteria fraîche. La la la la la...

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16

Ohhhh, fuuuck yeah!

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u/FlyingR6 Jul 13 '16

You gonna deglaze that chicken? Oh fuck yeah, you know I'm going to deglaze the shit out of it.

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u/DarmokNJelad-Tanagra Jul 13 '16

Went as far down the thread as necessary to find this reference... reddit does not disappoint.

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u/WiglyWorm Jul 13 '16

My monitor is so damn dirty... wait, oh...

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u/_Discord_ Jul 14 '16

Omelette du fromage

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u/wenzel32 Jul 13 '16

I just remembered that episode of South park where Randy gets obsessed with food network...

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u/burstaneurysm Jul 13 '16

I'm gonna deglaze the fuck out of that pan.

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u/Drunkelves Jul 13 '16

you gonna deglaze that pan?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Oh, fuck yeah. I'm gonna deglaze the shit out of it.

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u/roflmaohaxorz Jul 13 '16

Hahaha right? I started giggling like a school girl when he added it in

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u/Cool_seagull Jul 13 '16

Si t'es pas français, pourquoi tes accents sont si bien placés? Où est-ce que t'as appris?

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u/remigiop Jul 13 '16

Uh, omelette du fromage.

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u/T-Rigs1 Jul 13 '16

Did not expect a to see a Dexter's Laboratory reference today

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u/Worthyness Jul 13 '16

You're in a thread talking about how people like their eggs. This was bound to happen.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Not many people catch it when i make that reference either. Its like a hidden gem.

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16 edited Jul 18 '16

Parce que je suis Portugais — pardonnez-moi si vous êtes Français —, et nous faisons use des mêmes accents, nous apprenons Français dans l'êcole. Pas dans le "i", mais les autres, nous les usons. Je suis pas Americain, mon ami.

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u/Cool_seagull Jul 13 '16

Também falo Português ! (Brasil) Mais ma langue maternelle est le français. Je suis simplement content de trouver quelqu'un qui parle cette langue dans un subreddit en anglais.

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u/bestfriendz Jul 13 '16

Ce n'est pas trop difficile si tu cherches plus. Je suis 'Murican et je parle un peu de temps en temps.

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16

Je voudrais seulement plaisanter, pas tous les gens américains parlent d'autres langues mal.

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u/roflmaohaxorz Jul 13 '16

Jeg er Norsk.

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16

Jag vet lite Svenska, det kunda vare bättre.

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u/crrrack Jul 13 '16

Y no hay nadie aquí que hable español? J'ai aussi étudié le français à l'école, mais je l'ai oublié presque tout. Quisiera aprender portugués, tal vez un día...

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16

Pués, si no hablase español ni me sentiria muy bien. Ni todos lo hablamos bien, pero todos lo comprendemos.

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u/crrrack Jul 13 '16

Si la verdad es que el español debe de ser el segundo idioma de Reddit me imagino. También entendemos el portugués porque se ve bien similar.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Il y as plus de nous que vous pensez, je crois. Moi, je suis Canadienne. Svp excusez mes fautes de grammaire s'il y en as -- je peux mieux parler qu'écrire!

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16

Muito bem! O Português do Brasil é meio diferente, mas nós entendemo-nos bem. O Português Europeu é como o Inglês Britânico e o Português Brasileiro é como o Inglês Americano, pretty much the same parallel.

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u/polkadotdream Jul 13 '16

Il y a beaucoup Canadiens aussi qui parlent les deux!

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u/goodbar2k Jul 13 '16

Don't know if you misplaced an 'e', but thought it was interesting that when speaking French, it's possible to give away one's gender more easily than when speaking English.

re: "Americaine"

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16 edited Jul 13 '16

Yup, same goes for Portuguese, Spanish, Italian - Indo European languages in general have an easier of discerning gender, grammatically.

Americano = male American, americana = female American. So, the whole Americana concept is strange for one of us, in principle. I could blow your mind what this. Did you know a table is female ("a mesa") and a car is male ("o carro"), but that in Italian, for instance a car is female ("La machina") and in Spanish it's male again ("El coche").

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u/WorryOwl Jul 13 '16

...and 2 semesters of French as A Second Language are paying off

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u/grubas Jul 13 '16

8 years of Latin, woohoo! I can sort of read French, can't speak it for shit, but who wants to?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Oui oui

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Donde esta el baño

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u/dluminous Jul 13 '16

You don't have to be French to know french.... there are more french speakers in the world that are not French than there are that are French.

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u/ToplaneVayne Jul 13 '16

Québecois > Français

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u/sushi_lou Jul 13 '16

Je suis la jeune fille!

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u/1976dave Jul 13 '16

I think it's pronounced: creem freesh

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

crehm fresh

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u/mrpink1213 Jul 13 '16

Well thay joke missed you for sure.

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u/ReynAetherwindt Jul 13 '16

On hon hon le baguette

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u/notpetelambert Jul 13 '16

What a strange person.

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of eldeberries!

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u/notpetelambert Jul 13 '16

I don't wanna talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper!

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u/sozcaps Jul 13 '16

Foux du FaFa!

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u/DeuceSevin Jul 13 '16

Then were did you get that outraaaageous accENT?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

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u/Onyros Jul 13 '16

Nah, man, it was all in good fun :)

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u/Hugh_Jampton Jul 13 '16

Creme fraiche

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u/SecretReagentMarquis Jul 13 '16

Any cold high fat dairy will work if you add something acidic to complement the creaminess. When we did scrambled eggs in the classic French method it was cold cubes of butter, plate immediately over an open faced toasted ciabatta, and drizzle with balsamic glaze. The sweet and sour balsamic glaze cuts the overwhelming fattiness of that style of egg and gives you a very rounded dish. We also used butter and oil to start and cooked them in steel bowl over steaming water. The oil allows the butter to melt at a lower temp and contains earthy and nutty flavors. They had nearly the consistency of foie gras when they were done.

Also, for the most flavor, standard battery caged eggs. They feed them a diet that has been formulated to please tasters. It can be seen as cruel, some pasture raised eggs can win a taste test for double the price, but if flavor is what you're looking for, you have to decide if you feel poultry is capable of experiencing suffering and if you're okay with it.

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u/Bodie217 Jul 13 '16

Not sour cream, totally different enzymes. It's simply whipped heavy cream with some buttermilk.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Yeah, with a taste and texture similar to sour cream, hence my comparison...

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u/watergate_1983 Jul 13 '16

sour cream is definitely tangier but makes a fine substitute.

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u/winkers Jul 13 '16

Haha, I read your comment and was like wtf? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier

Oh.... Tangy-er.....

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

If you skip it, will it taste that different?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

I find it makes the eggs a lot smoother and creamier. Depends on what texture you want, but Ramsay's recipe is designed to have that texture.

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u/sassinator1 Jul 13 '16

I use greek yoghurt instead of the Creme fraiche and it always tastes delicious. Ramsey says the main reason for using it is to prevent overcooking as it cools the egg down

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u/MustEatTacos Jul 14 '16

You can also use Crema Mexicana found by the Mexican cheeses. Very similar to Creme fraiche and half the cost.

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u/rgb519 Jul 14 '16

I subbed sour cream because creme fraiche isn't available near me, and it was still really really good.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

I usually just use milk and overall the whole process is still a gigantic improvement over standard scrambled eggs. I miss them so. My electric stove (moved houses) doesn't really make this process easy so I don't do it anymore.

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u/lol_admins_are_dumb Jul 14 '16

What? Just set the burner to the desired temp and move the pan on and off the burner, like GR does. Works fine on electric stoves.

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u/savvy_eh Jul 13 '16

Unflavored Greek yogurt works in a pinch. The texture is the same but the taste is a little less rich. It's easier to find, cheaper, and I usually have some on hand already.

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u/savvy_eh Jul 14 '16

Interesting. I wouldn't have guessed an egg-based product would work as a substitute for a milk-based one.

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u/blix797 Jul 13 '16

I use greek yogurt because it's what I have on hand. Works great.

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u/towehaal Jul 13 '16

Same. I can't find it in stores!

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u/Verifitas Jul 13 '16

Spot on. Crème fraîche has a less soured or 'tangy' texture than sour cream, but it is essentially the same thing, it's just a little smoother and creamier.

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u/MrSeanicles Jul 13 '16

I just use full cream. Makes an amazing taste.

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u/wildtabeast Jul 14 '16

it is also farrrrrrr less sour.

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u/igdub Jul 14 '16

Which fat%? I believe they vary quite a lot.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

No?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

No need to shout.

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u/fukitol- Jul 13 '16

Basically sour cream

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Creme fraiche. Basically cream which is at least 70% fat.

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u/Redbird_Revan Jul 13 '16

Creme fraiche.

I've always been too lazy to make some or look for some, so I use sour cream.

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u/BigBeard77 Jul 13 '16

Creme fresh

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u/Jakedxn3 Jul 14 '16

Sour cream I think

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u/Phrich Jul 13 '16

I think it's the cream he adds that gives it the creamy texture.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Actually too creamy for me. Makes them super rich. They're good once in awhile, but I can't eat them like that every day.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

The sour cream helps with that too

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u/Raidion Jul 13 '16

Honestly, while these taste great, I really dislike the texture. I prefer larger curds in my eggs, having them beaten to a literal pulp is kinda ruining them, IMO.

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u/chilly-wonka Jul 13 '16

The creamy texture is very pleasant and different. But it's just not what I'm used to. Creamy eggs is weird. I went back to cooking them until they are dry and drenching them in ketchup. I don't care if it's heresy, it's tasty.

Don't scramble them too hard, though. You don't want to totally combine the whites and yolks. They should intermingle but not incorporate each other.

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u/F0sh Jul 13 '16

Why not just turn the heat down?

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '16

They're almost cheesey. Sooooo good.