The Lox, Onion, Egg... Pancake
In the heart of Merion, Pennsylvania lies Hymie's Deli. A local deli known for it's corned beef hash and friendly service. But for the egg blogger, this meant I'd be taking the road less traveled by. Taking a quick glance of the menu, I had found my prey. The lox, onion, egg- pancake style. I didn't know what they meant by pancake style and I was pretty sure I didn't want to know but I had took the pledge and there was no turning back.
My order was placed, and received less than ten minutes after. Before me sat the entree, a hodgebodge of bronzed egg with salmon imbedded in the surface. By pancake, they most certainly met a patty of egg with the salmon and onion trapped inside. I was caught off guard, but still willing to dig in, which I did. One thing that Hymie's does not leave you short with is the portion. It's size as well as it's fluff intimidated even the trained egg expert.
To my surprise, the salty salmon intermixed with the sweet onions served as a hefty contribution to the eggs. The eggs were whisked into an omelette style ration. As I ate on, the salmon began to accumulate the overall taste of the pancake leaving the egg as a weak opponent to the egg game.
As my egg hunt continues, with my last traces coming from Hymie's deli, the novelty of the egg slowly starts to reveal itself. In the case of the onion, lox, egg, pancake it teaches even the novice egg eater about the different roles an egg can take on. For a dish such as this once where the crunchy onion, combined with the slippery fish overpower the egg, it suggests that the eggs main order of business is providing the protein, more than the taste. From here it leads you to think about the other dishes where the egg acts as the ample ingredient designed to keep all of the other ingredients in tact.
Although some call it art, it is also a science and how you learn to place the egg with the appropriate ingredients, you learn about this science.
The egg hunt can only go up from here with this knowledge.
My order was placed, and received less than ten minutes after. Before me sat the entree, a hodgebodge of bronzed egg with salmon imbedded in the surface. By pancake, they most certainly met a patty of egg with the salmon and onion trapped inside. I was caught off guard, but still willing to dig in, which I did. One thing that Hymie's does not leave you short with is the portion. It's size as well as it's fluff intimidated even the trained egg expert.
To my surprise, the salty salmon intermixed with the sweet onions served as a hefty contribution to the eggs. The eggs were whisked into an omelette style ration. As I ate on, the salmon began to accumulate the overall taste of the pancake leaving the egg as a weak opponent to the egg game.
As my egg hunt continues, with my last traces coming from Hymie's deli, the novelty of the egg slowly starts to reveal itself. In the case of the onion, lox, egg, pancake it teaches even the novice egg eater about the different roles an egg can take on. For a dish such as this once where the crunchy onion, combined with the slippery fish overpower the egg, it suggests that the eggs main order of business is providing the protein, more than the taste. From here it leads you to think about the other dishes where the egg acts as the ample ingredient designed to keep all of the other ingredients in tact.
Although some call it art, it is also a science and how you learn to place the egg with the appropriate ingredients, you learn about this science.
The egg hunt can only go up from here with this knowledge.