{"id":15885,"date":"2021-05-10T11:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T09:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=15885"},"modified":"2024-05-31T10:10:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T08:10:19","slug":"sp-egg-tacular-time-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2021\/05\/10\/sp-egg-tacular-time-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Sp-egg-tacular time of the day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eggs have been with us since the beginning of time, with every single culture, continent of people using them in all different types of recipes, from being boiled, fried, stuffed or made into the most delicious desserts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Many of us also consume eggs in the morning, and are literally found on just about every single breakfast menu in the world.<\/p>\n

The Ancient Romans ate breakfast, and if available, included eggs. When the Romans were pushed out of Europe, breakfast left with them, and throughout the Middle Ages, Europeans ate two large meals (in contrast to the Roman three). The Romans had dinner around nine a.m., making a wake-up meal superfluous.<\/p>\n

Physicians and religious leaders of the time suggested that it would be lusty and gluttonous to eat before dinner, and so breakfast was a meal reserved for children, the elderly and manual labourers.<\/p>\n

In time, however, these religious laws relaxed. By the late 1500s, Queen Elizabeth was known to eat breakfast, and then soon many of the population began to ignore the church rulings.<\/p>\n

In the 15th and 16th centuries began a boom of egg recipes, as it was available to those who couldn\u2019t afford the cost of meat and who had chickens on their small land mass. The church then publicly announced that although meat could not be eaten, eggs were allowed on the menu during lent.<\/p>\n

Eggs were on the menu big time during the Industrial Revolution when breakfast really came into its own as a celebrated meal. It was during this time that electricity was introduced into homes and there were many folk now working in factories who needed lots of energy due to their job being very physical.<\/p>\n

So, next time you sit down at Granny Mouse Country House & Spa, or in your very own kitchen, remember this much loved protein meal has come a long way. Head culinary artist Theo Mannie shares a couple of his favourite eggie breakfast recipes for you to enjoy on the home front.<\/p>\n

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EGGS BENEDICT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/em><\/p>\n