The Perfect Boiled Egg

Lauren Stephen
11 min readMar 22, 2024

An egg boiled to perfection may just be the perfect source of protein

Ingredients:

  • Egg(s)
  • Water
A boiled egg
An egg boiled to perfection may be the perfect source of protein

The humble boiled egg. Is any food really more perfect? The egg is a timeless symbol of life, birth, rebirth, fertility, and creation. Circles and spheres are classic symbols of perfection with no beginning and no end. While an egg is a spheroid and not…

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Lauren Stephen

Writer, editor, technical writer, part-time lecturer, and semi-professional stand-up comic based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.