Nancy2 wrote:
>
> On Jan 14, 8:59 pm, "Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." >
> wrote:
> > Arri London wrote:
> >
>
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> >
> > > My Filipina colleagues used to make a 'sausage' of sorts (embutido) with
> > > ham (and other ingredients) that contained hardcooked eggs down the
> > > middle of the roll. That got wrapped up and baked.
> >
> > I seem to recall a pork meat loaf baked in pastry with the hard boiled
> > eggs in the middle
> >
> > --
>
>
> When I was in junior high, the cafeteria served (only once!) a
> "spinach loaf" that had hard boiled eggs in the center. It was really
> vile - unanimously went in the garbage from every tray.
>
> N.
>
> (What is "toad in the hole?" Isn't that an egg in the middle of -
> what - sausage? There isn't any reason you couldn't cook an egg in
> the middle of a burger - I think Fieri recently visited a diner that
> did that. Maybe that's where the OP saw it.)

The UK version of toad in the hole consists of sausages embedded in
Yorkshire pudding batter and baked. There probably are other things by
that name made with other ingredients.