The South Korean vertical burger garners likes and fans in the social networks of restaurants around the world. It has finally arrived in Moscow and we think it will soon be on the menu of all snack bars, hamburgers, sandwiches and restaurants. Let’s talk in detail what it is!
Egg Drop – what is it
The Egg Drop is a vertical burger (or sandwich, whichever you prefer) topped with scrambled eggs, fried bacon, and cheese, flavored with a sweet mayonnaise dressing and sometimes spicy sriracha. Very Asian combination of flavors: sweet bread, sweet sauce – and meat with eggs.
The burger is made from two thick slices of brioche (or any other rich bread) and this is what keeps it from falling apart due to its filling and stability in an upright position. However, the cardboard box in which the burger is packed most often prefers the latter: convenient, aesthetically pleasing and very appetizing!
Where did the Egg Drop come from?
Egg Drop was originally a chain of fast food breakfast restaurants in South Korea that emerged in 2017. They serve many variations of this burger with a variety of fillings (here and fish and shrimp and much more) and toppings (one of the most popular is garlic). Always the main thing: a thick layer of soft sweet bread, scrambled eggs and vertical serving. And, of course, convenience – the Egg Drop can be carried with you and easily eaten on the go or in the office: not a drop of juicy sauce is lost along the way!
Very quickly, locals and tourists formed long queues at Egg Drop establishments. First Korean, then European bloggers praised the burger in every way and said they haven’t had anything juicier for breakfast in a long time!
And then it was covid – and all the gastronomic trends went to TikTok, YouTube and other social networks: you probably remember dalgona coffee and other Korean gastronomic hits of the coronavirus times.
Now the queues are again lining up for a vertical burger, and not only in South Korea, but also in other countries – for example, in England, London.
Where to try a vertical burger in Moscow
So far, you can only find a meal at the Anderson cafe chain—most recently, this egg burger popped up on the breakfast menu in two flavors—with turkey and Caesar dressing, and pepperoni and salsa. But we are sure that the time is not far off when fashion will capture all of gastronomic Moscow, and then Russia – a very convenient, cool and understandable format!
How to Cook: A Classic Egg Drop Recipe
By the way, you can cook the dish yourself. Simple. Maybe you will love it so much that you will do it every day and connect everyone in your family to it! So get the recipe.
Contents:
2 thick slices of brioche (or other rich bread)
2 eggs,
1-2 tablespoons of milk,
salt and sugar to taste
a slice of cheddar or gouda cheese
a slice of bacon (can be replaced with any other meat, shrimp, vegetable or even slices of avocado),
2 tbsp. I. mayonnaise,
1st. I. condensed milk or honey,
Sriracha sauce – optional.
Cooking method
- Prepare the sauce. To do this, carefully mix the mayonnaise with condensed milk or honey. Brush brioche slices with this sweet mayonnaise. If desired, add some sriracha.
- Fry a slice of bacon until crispy. Spread on one of the pastry slices.
- Beat eggs with milk, salt and sugar (to taste) and make soft omelets (you need to fry very quickly).
- Immediately lay the scrambled eggs on top of the bacon without letting it cool, cover with cheese and a second slice of brioche. Egg drop is ready! The best burger is eaten just before it cools down.
Source: People Talk
