After having returned from Germany, I came to appreciate the satisfaction received from simple, good quality food. (A similar ideal to the Italians...) However, whilst there I enjoyed things like a hot roll, with just butter and a pinch of salt. Sounds dull perhaps, but my word, there is nothing quite like it on a cold Northern German afternoon, with a cup of Earl Grey. Another thing I came to learn, was that German's, much like many Europeans, love cheese! I luckily enough got to visit a local cheese makers, directly across from the dairy in the North of Germany, and purchased a selection of lovely Cheese's. - This was my English meets German breakfast interpretation of simply, a hot piece of roll, with some butter, a sprinkle of salt, a piece of German cheese, and a beautifully soft boiled egg. Simplistic perfection!
These were possibly the most perfect boiled eggs I've ever made. I'm strangely proud. I had the aid of a handy egg timer that my sister bought me for my birthday. It's a fun little device that you put in the water with the eggs whilst they are boiling, and it changes colour in accordance to the cooking of the egg, i.e. soft-boiled or hard boiled. :)
