oeufs sur le platn.
/ˌəːf səː lə ˈplɑː/, U.S. /ˈˌʊf ˌsər lə ˈplɑ/ Eggs baked in the oven, or poached, fried, etc., on the hob, in a covered dish, and served in the dish in which they are cooked; (also more generally) a plate of fried eggs.
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1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xxxii. 826 (heading) Œufs au plat, or au miroir, served on the dish in which they are cooked.]
1874 A. A. B. Edwards In Days of my Youth 247 The waiter looked puzzled..and murmured something about ‘oeufs sur le plat’.
1885 ‘Wyvern’ Culinary Jottings (ed. 5) xxiv. 235 ‘Oeufs sur le plat’:—This simple, yet capital method of doing eggs in a hurry should be noted.
1931 W. S. Maugham Narrow Corner xix. 143 Breakfast in the little hotels in the Dutch East Indies is served at a very early hour. It never varies. Papaia, œufs sur le plat, cold meat, and Edam cheese.
1954 P. Frankau Wreath for Enemy iii. iv. 199 He was eating oeufs sur la plat.
1995 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 23 July 6 For breakfast there's always oeufs sur le plat and yaourt au miel—that's if you tire of pho, the fragrant Vietnamese noodle soup.
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