But it seems World Egg Day doesn’t have quite such a long history as Easter. It was first celebrated (if that’s the word we’re looking for) in 1966.
It is the invention of the International Egg Commission (no, we’d never heard of that, either) which aims to “give a global presence to egg producers and to promote and popularize egg consumption as part of a balanced diet”.
As the publicity for the event points out, the egg is a versatile ingredient for both sweet and savoury dishes. From the humble boiled egg to the master chef’s soufflé, the egg has a vital place in many recipes. There is no country in the world that doesn’t make extensive use of the egg in its traditional cuisine.
So, today is the ideal time to try a new egg recipe. Here are four of our favourites:
- Egg Florentine pizza. A bit of a stretch to call this an ‘egg recipe’ because it’s basically a pizza with an egg on top. Very good, though, and this is a ‘quick and easy’ pizza dough.
- Omelettes. You can’t help but think of omelettes when you think of egg recipes. Here is a guide to the perfect omelette with lots of ideas for ‘jazzing up’ the basic egg dish with a variety of fillings
- Baked eggs with potatoes, mushrooms & cheese A great winter evening dish – and very easy to make
- If you’ve a sweet tooth, try a traditional English custard tart. This recipe from Delia Smith includes (as you’d expect) making your own pastry. But you can always cheat and buy some ready-made. Or even cheat a bit more and buy a ready-made pastry case!
Whatever you do, have fun both cooking and eating.
