I love a good challenge! Recently I participated in a North Indian cuisine challenge and today I am submitting these Roman Eggs to The Roman Recipe Challenge hosted by Natascha’s Palace. There is a long, rich history about Eggs in Roman cuisine. I’d never really thought about how they cooked in days long gone but did you know that eggs were one of the most expensive food items? So when they were presented at table they were a delicacy! A recipe for Soft Boiled Eggs with Pine Nut Sauce dates back to the 4th or 5th Century in a Roman cuisine cookbook collection, Apicius, specifically named after Marcus Gavius Apicius, who’s known as the first Gourmet. My recipe has been adapted for modern times and boy is it a delicious breakfast…I can see why they were delicacies!
Roman Eggs: Soft Boiled with Pine Nut Sauce
4 eggs
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon Tamari soy sauce
dash fresh ground pepper
Note: the original recipe called for fermented fish sauce but I have substituted a dark soy sauce.
Place the eggs in a pot of water; bring to a boil and cook until soft boiled (3-4 minutes). Remove from heat, drain and rinse with cold water. Peel eggs and slice in half lengthwise.
Meanwhile, place the pine nuts and 1 cup water in another pot. Bring to a boil and boil for one minute. Drain pine nuts and place them in a food processor. Add the honey and the Tamari soy sauce. Pulse until as smooth as possible; scrapping the sides of the bowl between pulses. Scoop a tablespoon or so onto each soft boiled egg half and garnish with a few fresh pine nuts. Serve immediately.
Enjoy!
Linda~
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I have never heard of these, but can’t wait to try them! They look so good!
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Thanks Christiei! They were very tasty! 🙂
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There is just no end to what you can do with eggs. This is neat. Thanks for sharing this at Fiesta Friday #117!
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I know – right!? Have a wonderful week 🙂
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How fun is this to learn about! Thanks for linking up with us on Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
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Very creative.
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Hello, I think I may have eaten this when I was working in Delhi but never knew what was in it. Thank you for enlightening me, i may have to give it a try. 😇p.s. I found you on the senior salon. 😇
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Hi Ellen – That’s pretty cool! I’d never heard of it until Natascha’s challenge – but it was really very tasty! Thanks for coming on over for a visit from Senior Salon 🙂 🙂
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Your welcome I hope you come back there is more to me than meets the eye. 😇
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I noticed!! 🙂 See you again soon!
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Let me know I’ll put the kettle on. 😇
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This is really interesting and different!
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Isn’t it!? Thanks Lynn! 🙂
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This is such an interesting recipe Linda! I love the honey and pine nut sauce…I think I could eat that all by itself. Love this challenge Natascha came up with 😀 Great job!
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Thanks Antonia! It was interesting reading about its history and making the recipe! 😀😀
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I never knew its a north Indian food 😄😊
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That’s amazing the recipe is so old! Wow! It does look tasty. 🙂
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I know – right? It’s lasted all this time and it’s still a tasty one! 🙂
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Your pictures are worthy of a cuisine magazine. Really spectacular! the eggs are so beautifully done. Fine art! Fine Foodies!
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Thank you very much!! 💗💗💗
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These look great! And the post was really interesting 😀
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Thank you! 😀
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I love eggs cooked this way. They’re perfect and then the sauce! Oh heavens this looks amazing.
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Thanks Julie! I have eggs a few times a week – this was definitely a different taste – but also a really good one!! 🙂
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What a creative idea for egg!
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Thanks! 🙂
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Interesting to see eggs presented as such a delicacy Linda – I always say there’s nothing better than eggs straight from the farmer soft boiled with a slice or two of good quality bread…..
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Absolutely – I love soft boiled eggs with a hearty bread – toasted and slathered with a little butter – with the egg broken apart and dripping slightly …on top! Yum 🙂
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Totally agree Linda!
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Such a unique dish! Looks fantastic!
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Thanks Freda! It was definitely a past from the blast (way, way blast!) 🙂 🙂
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🙂
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Such a creative use of eggs Linda, very impressed!
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Thanks Dana!! Good stuff those eggs! And the pine nuts were a great twist! 🙂
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Ugh, I bet!!
Genius Linda, genius!
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This is so different, so interesting, but sounds wonderful. What a fabulous recipe x
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Thanks Katy! It was definitely different – but I’m glad I gave it a go – it was worth it! 🙂 🙂
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The pine nut sauce sounds really interesting!
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Doesn’t it? Thanks Elaine! 🙂
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Who’d have thought it? The humble egg a delicacy? This looks so delicious – healthy too.
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I know – right!? Who knew? And yes, it was really very good – better than I thought it would be! Thanks Suzy 🙂
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I like the way this looks, but I am allergic to pine nuts. Could I use another nut?
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I don’t see why not – Try walnuts or almonds! 🙂
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Okay sounds good!
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Wow!!!!! Gorgeous!!! Love the photos!! It is interesting that eggs were a delicacy. But by seeing these I think that I should not be surprised! Do link your post with mine so that others see it too! 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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I think I did – It looked to be the first one linked up? 🙂
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Oh great!! I will check it now!!
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Wow, I’ve never seen anything like this before. Looks great.
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Thanks! Natascha gave us a good challenge! 🙂
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Thanks a million, Linda!
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This recipe is so intriguing. I like anything with pine nuts so I will be trying this very soon.
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It was different that’s for sure! Thanks Bernadette 🙂
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Well done Linda on the Challenge.
Looks great☺
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