If you’re a savory breakfast person like me, a Scotch egg is a perfect food. The U.K. dish consists of a boiled egg that’s been peeled, covered in breakfast sausage, then breaded and deep-fried. It’s the perfect high-protein breakfast or snack.
The roots of this dish are murky. Scotch eggs seem to have been around since the 1700s, with some claiming it was an Indian export due to its similarities to a dish called nargisi kofta. Others say it was invented by English department store Fortnum and Mason, while others say it was created by Yorkshire eatery William J. Scott & Sons, who referred to the eggs as “Scotties.” One thing is for sure, Scotch eggs were not invented in Scotland!
