Soft boiled (malasado)

Eggs are probably one of the most popular Pinoy kitchen must-haves. Amazing how many recipes one can make out of eggs. People like them different ways - boiled, fried, poached, baked, etc. I am a fan of omelets. Mushrooms, peppers, onions and tomatoes will never go wrong as fillings! I tried poached eggs once which I learned from Chef Bruce and the movie Julie and Julia and it was good! It was fun! I could almost hear Meryl Streep saying "Bon Appetit!" in her (almost like a shriek) French voice. If fried, I like them scrambled. But usually, a sunny side up is preferred. Most of the time, I want them boiled and I would usually go for malasado (soft boiled). That one I got from my lola. (Now that sounds like KC Concepcion's shampoo ad! I got my smile from my mother. And my eyes from my lola!) Soft boiled eggs are best eaten on their own. They are best without rice. They taste like real eggs more than if you hard boil them. Hard boiled eggs turn pale yellow and they are flaky. They are not my favorite. Malasado eggs are super! They are pretty much just like poached eggs. It's just more Pinoy to call them soft boiled than when you call them poached. Today, I discovered how B prefers to eat malasado. He scoops them out from the shell with a spoon and spreads them on his Gardenias. Then he adds some cheese to taste. Yum! Goes with a cup of steaming hot coffee. How about you? How do you like your eggs?