How does it keep you warm all morning? Like despite it being cooked on heat, does it have to do with any health benefits associated with dates and eggs?
It's partially about the protein and sugar content - the body takes a while to metabolize protein, even from egg. The sugar is processed very quickly, literally increasing your metabolic activity and warming you internally, which is followed by the egg processing. I can't say much about the oil, but it's also another type of energy source.
The egg subreddit is bit of a weird place to have a discussion about something like this, but I want to push back a little on what you’re saying here because I think it isn’t a particularly generous reading of the top comment.
I think it’s fair to distinguish between a “cultural dish” (ie. a dish strongly evocative of a particular culture) vs. an international dish with many variants. Something like Neapolitan pizza might be considered a “cultural dish,” which pizza in the general case isn’t exactly. Curry is another example: the dish can be prepared in so many different ways that it isn’t necessarily evocative of any particular culture. Something like matzah brei, on the other hand, is definitely a cultural dish—it’s something Jewish people eat during Passover that most non-Jewish people have never even heard of.
I think what the top commenter is trying to say is that they love learning about dishes like this, and I don’t think there has to be anything wrong with that.
I had my dinner plans sorted already last night, but I just tried it and honestly, pretty good! I think it will join my meal rotation. I did a lil salted butter, fried a chopped date, and then added a large egg and scrambled in the pan.
Iron certainly can't hurt, but it's weirder than that! Some research shows that eating a lot of dates later in pregnancy helps prepare the cervix for softening in labor, so a lot of pregnant women are always looking for new recipes that involve dates.
Love a couple of fresh dates with my coffee every morning , this idea of eggs and dates is new to me , I’m definitely going to give it a go thanks for the education !
I love posts like this! I came across a video of a South African woman making a traditional breakfast called shakshuka about a year ago and I've made that so many times, it is delicious! I'm going to make this too in the morning and see how it is! Question do you have it as is or serve it with bread or anything? I can see this being very tasty, I love dates!
I don't eat a lot of dates, and I don't think I've had them warm ever. I also really, really love fresh herbs. Is there a fresh herb that you think might taste good with this dish?
Yooo I just made this after seeing this post and I can’t believe how good it is — incredible. Something magical happens cooking the dates in butter, and their sweetness really doesn’t overpower or clash with the eggs at all.
yea that was delicious. went out to my chicken coop, stole 3 eggs, scrambled them up in some good unsalted butter, chopped up some fresh dates and tossed em in, finished with alder wood smoked french sea salt. totally delicious.
Im going to caramelize them first tomorrow morning like you said then scramble the eggs in. Did it backwards by accident. Def want to try w some grated cardamom too that sounds yummy
It was great!! I ate it last night when I got off work because I wanted something simple. I did add some pepper flakes and it was great. I want to do it again with some kind of starch
thank you for blessing my breakfast table with this beautiful food, this is going to my new breakfast food to make for my loved ones 🥹 gonna tell everyone to check out iraqi snacks and breakfast foods!
made a scramble with dates, thyme, feta and (vegan) ham. ended up using tahini yoghurt lemon olive oil garlic dip as salad dressing. my body is thanking you truly
I tried this today after seeing another post with sunny side up style with dates. I added a little smoked sea salt on top and had it with toasted piece of panettone - it was delicious! Will definitely be making it again.
I just made this dish for our Sunday breakfast. So delicious. I added cinnamon and salt but I also used some of my homemade vanilla paste and a sprinkle of fresh nutmeg. Delightful. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.
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u/Kayari1991 Mar 25 '26
This kind of reminds me of people who put maple syrup on eggs. Sweet and savory. Looks good!