Eggs Benedict...

[billsrobb]

I've read in numerous threads that the eggs benedict in the buffet isn't very good.

 

What about the MDR? Eggs benedict is my vacation splurge! Not something I eat on a regular basis at home. I'd love to have it on my cruise! :D Somebody tell me it's good in the MDR, please!! LOL

 

I have never seen eggs benedict in the buffet. I have it every morning in the MDR.

I like my yolk soft and get it cooked that way. Just tell the server how you want it.

[Illa Zilla]

If I don't have to make the eggs benedict, it's all good! :D

[happy cruzin]

The secret to perfect Eggs Benedict, in the dining room is to order them with the sauce on the side-it's one of my favorites, but not after sitting under heating lamps, waiting to be picked up-Bon Appetite.............

 

 

The ones on the buffet of the Dream did not look very good to us - so we passed.

But.....in the MDR, I have also learned to order them with the eggs "over easy" instead of poached. They are then made to order and the egss are not cooked too hard ;).

[happy cruzin]

If I don't have to make the eggs benedict, it's all good! :D

 

True! :D

[happy cruzin]

I have never seen eggs benedict in the buffet. I have it every morning in the MDR.

 

I like my yolk soft and get it cooked that way. Just tell the server how you want it.

 

I have not had much luck with that :(.

I think the eggs are cooked "soft" - but then when they are put under the broiler to brown the hollandaise sauce - it cooks the egg more.....and ultimately too much for me :eek:.

[happy cruzin]

I agree -- it is RARE to have Eggs Benedict on Carnival where the sauce has not fully congealed and the egg yolk turned (basically) firm thanks to too much time under a heat lamp.

 

We cruise on Carnival a few times a year, and I make a point to go to the MDR for breakfast at least once per sailing. In the last year (OR TWO) it is how I described above.

 

I like the idea of putting one together on your own... why didn't I think of that? :D

 

- really though, if they can't deliver the dish the way it's intended to be - they should GIVE UP... of course, I would wager that a fair % of people are not aware of the proper "textbook" presentation/condition.

 

 

 

 

OK... NOW I AM GETTING HUNGRY!! :eek:

 

Tom

 

Tom -

Those look FANTASTIC!! I have always had the hollandaise sauce brownd (I assume under the broiler) and you are right - that cooks the egg too much :(!

[Plant]

Make you own......peel and grate the root. (OK, you can use a food precessor) Add just enough white vinegar to have it stay together. Store in fridge.

 

 

This is a wonderful idea, but do be careful! If you plant horseradish it will spread like crazy :eek:. Plant it in a pot by itself :)!

[Rosefloater]

This is a wonderful idea, but do be careful! If you plant horseradish it will spread like crazy :eek:. Plant it in a pot by itself :)!

 

Actually, you can plant it in the ground as long as there is a barrier. I buried a coffee can that the bottom was also cut out and planted a horseradish in the center of the can. The plant didn't spread.

[imsulin]

Cousins Husband said the eggs bennie wasn't the greatest when we were on the Ecstasy but did say he LOVED the Bagels and Locs...

I did not eat breakfast in the MDR. Tend to sleep in on vacations

 

Bagels and Locs - sounds like a Top Chef Quickfire challenge.

[imsulin]

This is a wonderful idea, but do be careful! If you plant horseradish it will spread like crazy :eek:. Plant it in a pot by itself :)!

 

Along with mint, which also tends to take over your garden. We use a creamy horseradish sauce from Trader Joe's - mainly on sandwiches. Comes in a small plastic flip-top bottle. Orowheat oatmeal bread, thinly sliced and folded turkey or ham, Asian lettuces, sliced tomatoes and avacados and small portion of sliced Vidalia onions, real Swiss cheese, and creamy horseradish and brown mustard on the bread. Yum! Best sammich ever!

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

I enjoy the way that threads, many times "naturally", seem to drift ever so slightly off course - and the end result it that you can learn things you were not expecting. Extra credit !! :)

 

At least informative threads such as these are not likely to go POOF!

 

Now I will have to experiment with making my own horseradish! :eek:

 

Tom

[Mrs. Squirrel]

MDR Eggs Benedict-one of my cruise rituals! Last week on the Valor, the whites were runny 3 out of 4 times. Strange, as they usually run to the overdone. Runny whites, I just can't do.

 

-Jayne

[Golden Tee]

This thread made me get some eggs bennie this morning.. might go back for more tomorrow mornin :)

[finiansbay]

I had Eggs Benedict most mornings at the MDR on both the Splendor and Freedom and they were very good. On the Sensation they were so-so. It might just be the luck of the draw, but overall, I thought they were quite good considering how many people they serve every morning. Fortunately we sail on the Dream next month, so I can get my EB "fix" again very soon...and I will definitely ask for extra sauce on the side.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

I am SO going to hit the MDR for breakfast a bit more now --- newly "armed" with the technique of Hollandaise on the side!! :D

 

... just over ONE WEEK to go!!

 

Tom

[John&John]

I have not had much luck with that :(.

 

I think the eggs are cooked "soft" - but then when they are put under the broiler to brown the hollandaise sauce - it cooks the egg more.....and ultimately too much for me :eek:.

 

Eggs Benedict is one of those dishes that just keeps getting worse the longer it is in the kitchen.

 

I've even sent mine back and gotten new ones that are cooked correctly. Eggs Benedict is supposed to have runny yolks. :D

 

Had them every morning in the MDR on the Victory and they were perfect every day. We also were there right after the MDR opened which might have had something to do with it.

Asking for the Hollandaise on the side is a good idea! :D

[WeBeCruisin']

I love eggs Benedict, especially with the runny yolks, but the only time I've seen them in a buffet was on the RCCL Grandeur of the Seas in March. The drawback, though, was that they were made using cinnamon-raisin English muffins. :eek:

 

I used to love the corned beef hash on RCCL, but they didn't have that on the Grandeur. Do the other ships still have it, or is this something which has been discontinued?

[MrPete]

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They had it on the Explorer. 2 helpings daily. :)

[A&Jfamily]

I am SO going to hit the MDR for breakfast a bit more now --- newly "armed" with the technique of Hollandaise on the side!! :D

 

... just over ONE WEEK to go!!

 

Tom

 

Come back and tell us what you think!

[WeBeCruisin']

The Dining room at the hotel (Marriott?) at the Tampa airport has a delicious breakfast of Eggs Benedict with Hash Browns. Only something like $12, including coffee, and is so good I plan my flights to have time to have a leisurely breakfast there. :) The Marriott at Channelside in Tampa also offers the same Eggs Benedict breakfast.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Come back and tell us what you think!

 

If I don't post back on here by 3/8/10, just post a reminder for me on this thread... that will jog my memory!

 

Tom

[iluvdoxies]

I am SO going to hit the MDR for breakfast a bit more now --- newly "armed" with the technique of Hollandaise on the side!! :D

 

... just over ONE WEEK to go!!

 

Tom

 

Havw a great time !

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

havw a great time !

 

:) thanks :)

[Mom2JJandJ]

now craving EB... just a couple more days!! :):):)

[jayscore]

I've had both good and bad EB on the ships. But, if you want to make a comparison, eat an Egg McMuffin before the cruise, so no matter how the EB is prepared on board, it will be an improvement!:rolleyes: