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The Egg is the most humble and at once the most logical place to start, don't you think? After all, the very sight of an egg is enough to conjure up new beginnings.

But should you decide to eat one, wow, the myriad possibilities are enough to make your head spin.
Bread, buns, baked, boiled, dressings, fried, hard-boiled, ice cream, meringues, on toast, over easy, omelettes, poached,  pastry, pancakes, quiche, sandwiches, salads, scrambled, sunny side up, soft boiled, souffles, stuffed, The list is endless and mouthwateringly confusing. Eggs are a big deal.

In Bulgaria, Poland and Germany painting eggs is a big part of chidrens Easter fun as is hiding and hunting for them.  The UK and Ireland  love their egg games, egg and spoon race springs to mind. We also have an infatuation for an egg shaped football game and a soft spot for chocolate eggs as do our good friends in the US, where they also practice the European egg hunting and painting tradition.

I shouldn't forget to mention Faberge eggs which they say the Queen of England is rather partial to and of course the egg which has already declared  it's  nationality, the Scotch egg. The Pope even has the superb  Eggs Benedict! You can even surprise your loved one with a Valentines day egg.

Bastian our  food crazy Dutch chef/Cafe manager at the Applegreen Lusk south-bound motorway service area has offered his take on simply baked eggs. Lovingly known to his friends and colleagues as "The Frying Dutchman", Bas sent me in this pic with the following simple instruction.

The Frying Dutchman's option As you can see when it comes to eggs I have only just scratched the surface, so to speak. Over the next month and a half I will continue to peck away at this subject and not without good reason.  You may or may not be aware that one of our favourite charities the Jack and Jill  foundation are just about to launch what could very well be the biggest egg hunt in the history of the Irish state.

Considering their relationship with the infamous if unfortunate Humpty Dumpty who better than Jack and Jill to instigate The Big Egg Hunt which will launch on February 12, 2013, which is of course Pancake or Shrove Tuesday.
Applegreen will take part in the hunt and I will keep you posted . Meanwhile if you have any egg related stories, recipes, facts or even factoids, or if you intend to get involved in the Big Egg Hunt, share it with us by commenting or follow us on Twitter.