Pickled eggs are typically hard-boiled eggs that are cured in vinegar or brine. As with many foods, this was originally a way to preserve the food so that it could be eaten months later. Pickled eggs have since become a favorite among many as a snack or hors d'œuvre popular in pubs, bars, and taverns, and around the world in places where beer is served.
Pickled egg
Solæg (Danish pickled eggs) and snaps
Boiled eggs are eggs, typically from a chicken, cooked with their shells unbroken, usually by immersion in boiling water. Hard-boiled eggs are cooked so that the egg white and egg yolk both solidify, while soft-boiled eggs may leave the yolk, and sometimes the white, at least partially liquid and raw. Boiled eggs are a popular breakfast food around the world.
A soft-boiled egg served in the half shell
Boiled eggs, increasing in boiling time from left to right: 4 minutes, 7 minutes and 9 minutes
Onsen tamago, a Japanese slow cook at a low temperature
A boiled egg, presented in an egg cup