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Fried and boiled eggs are at risk of being relegated to breakfast history, with younger generations opting for poaching as well as more exotic recipes to start the day, according to new research.
Other trendy Gen Z ways to cook eggs include adding them to smashed avocados (20%) and making breakfast burritos (20%) or spinach egg white frittatas (18%).
Although 20% now prefer to gently fold eggs rather than scramble them, the method is said to create a more Instagram-friendly aesthetic, according to the poll.
Turkish-style 'Shakshuka' (13 percent), cloud eggs (8 percent) and keto breakfast muffins (7 percent) are other ways young people are creating new breakfast dishes based on eggs.
But classic breakfast favorites like fried egg sandwiches (32%), scrambled eggs (19%), eggs and soldiers (35%) and even the classic ham and cheese omelet (19%) are considered outdated by younger Brits.
Fried and boiled eggs are at risk of becoming breakfast history, with younger generations opting for poaching and more exotic recipes to start the day, according to new research (stock)
Regardless of how you cook them, the average Brit eats five eggs a week – with Gen Z consuming a further six a week, while boomers eat an average of four.
More than a quarter (28 percent) of respondents only buy free-range eggs, while 52 percent have become more conscious in recent years about buying good quality and 41 percent like to know exactly where their eggs come from.
Overall, 38% of all ages surveyed said there are many more ways to cook eggs these days, while 28% are looking for healthier ways to cook them.
A quarter (25 per cent) think the rise of 'brunch' has made eggs more fashionable, while one in 10 like to take photos of their breakfast eggs to add to social media and one in four ( 25 percent) believe that the more golden the yolk appears, the better the quality of the egg.
Many young people cook eggs with avocado, according to research
About 20 percent of Gen Z makes breakfast burritos, according to survey
Overall, 22% feel that TikTok and Instagram have encouraged them to try new ways to cook eggs.
Bex Tonks, CEO of St. Ewe Free Range Eggs, which commissioned the survey of 2,000 Brits, said: 'Eggs are so much more than a breakfast staple; they have become a canvas for culinary creativity!
“As the statistics show, Gen Z is truly celebrating the humble egg, inspiring us all to explore delicious new ways to enjoy its highly nutritional benefits.”
