An American amateur chef has angered food lovers on social media after suggesting that the best way to make scrambled eggs is to boil them in water.
The TikTok creator, who goes by the social media username @lilsipper, filmed a video of herself using a very avant-garde method for making scrambled eggs.
In the video, amateur chef Bethany is seen pouring beaten eggs into a saucepan of boiling water while instructing users to “let them cook gently” once submerged.
She described the result of this strange methodology as “making scrambled eggs fluffier.”
The video shows her pouring beaten eggs into boiled water where they appear to form a large omelet in the pan before solidifying into a mountain of dripping egg.
An American social media user has sparked outrage after sharing a video about how to make scrambled eggs in boiling water.
The unusual recipe involves pouring beaten eggs into boiling water and cooking until solid.
“It’s almost impossible to overcook eggs so that you always get perfect eggs,” the user said as she drained the water from her water-soaked eggs.
“It’s like an egg drop soup technique, but you’re actually making scrambled eggs.”
But while some may grimace at the TikTok creator’s method, Bethany is clearly doing something right, having written a cookbook and hosting a food podcast called Digest This.
She has 1.3 million followers on Instagram and describes her recipes as “healthy” and designed for “digestive health.”
The video caught the attention of social media viewers who were horrified to see the boiled eggs dripping in water.
One user jokingly wrote: ‘Not even salt and pepper?! Who hurt you?’ while another wrote ‘Like someone who makes scrambled eggs almost every day.’ This hurts me.’
A third wrote: “Is cooking oil so expensive that you have to use water?”
“Unseasoned scrambled hard-boiled eggs are evil,” a fourth joked.
The video caught the attention of social media viewers who were horrified to see the boiled eggs dripping in water.
It’s not the first time that strange egg-making methods have put people off this popular breakfast ingredient.
Last summer, 20 million people abandoned hotel scrambled eggs after watching a video showing how they are made on a large scale.
Trecy La Cayenne shared a video from the kitchen of an unknown hotel showing a cook preparing “fake” scrambled eggs with a plastic bag.
The cook is shown removing the blue bag, containing pre-made eggs, from the freezer and poking holes in it with a bread knife.
It is then placed in the microwave for an unknown period of time, before being transferred to the oven, then broken down, and finally reaching a serving container.
Viewers on social media were disgusted by the strange way of beating eggs but boiling them in water.
“This is so disgusting,” Trecy writes in the video’s title.
“Unless it’s fresh, don’t eat it,” he warned hotel-goers while showing images of an egg mixture scooped out of large, industrial-sized food bags.
For a much tastier egg recipe, Lee Holmes, a holistic chef, shared how she made the famous breakfast for the late Queen Elizabeth using some creative but delicious ingredients.
The Australian cook reportedly received the recipe from a close friend who worked as a royal chef.
The recipe included additions of nutmeg, lemon peel and chopped kippers to make a standard royal breakfast.
