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Eggs are a Special Food

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You can scramble, fry, poach and bake eggs or cook them in their shells. You can use eggs to make pancakes, waffles, French toast and omelets, too. Eggs are also the main ingredient in some dishes that came to the U.S. from other countries, such as a frittata, egg foo yung, quiche or souffle.

Eggs do many jobs in recipes and often help form the structure of cakes, cookies and other baked goods. Eggs also help make creamy custards and keep ice and sugar crystals from forming in foods like ice cream and candies. Eggs are important, too, in making some dressings and sauces, including mayonnaise.

But, in addition to all the ways you can cook or bake them, you can play with eggs. You might decorate them for a holiday or use them for an egg toss or other game.

There really isn't any other food quite like eggs. We hope you have fun here learning all about them.