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You have to have a fried egg, no exceptions. You get a choice of two options:

The buttery 'poached' one

You melt butter gently into a pan and slide the egg in. The heat is very low, almost no sound at all. The egg basically poaches in the butter. You're left with a soft, velvetty egg that is evenly cooked with no craters, no crispy bits and a yolk set to your preferred doneness. This is how British chefs like Marco Pierre White would do it. It takes a few minutes to cook, as many as 6 depending on the heat.

The bangkok crispy one

You fill a wok with neutral oil and heat it on high until it's hot and shimmering. You drop the egg in and it immediately blows up like a balloon. As it cooks you spoon over the hot oil to cook it slightly on top. You're left with a crispy, cratery egg that can still have a soft yolk if you like it that way. The egg tastes really fried. This is how Chinese street food vendors would cook you an egg. It takes about 45 seconds to cook.

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I only eat poached and hard-boiled

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bangkok crispy

I hate rawish eggs.

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Poached. I prefer eggs to be a bit more on the runny side.

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