Talk:Deviled egg

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Deviled This article states that deviled is reffering to the spices used in preparation. The wiktionary definity does not associate spicy as a nessicary element of deviledness.

Yes it does: "To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper." Rmhermen 22:39, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

So why are they "deviled"?

This entry doesn't state why they are called "deviled". I also remember eating Deviled Ham as a child. --24.249.108.133 20:39, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

From the article: ""Deviled" is in reference to the fiery spices (sometimes) added to make the egg stuffing. It's a word that goes back to the 18th century as a verb meaning to cook something with fiery hot spices or condiments." --skew-t 07:34, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Reliable source?

The very first sentence states "Deviled eggs or eggs mimosa are a common dish in France and the United States, but they actually originated in Rome according to the show The Secret Life Of.... ". I don't think a TV show is a reliable source for an encyclopedia (especially not in the very first sentence). I know nothing about the origin of deviled eggs, but maybe someone else can verify this. --BennyD (talk) 00:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Reliable or not that should be in a citation link. The current version is way off from "encyclopedia style". Salvar (talk) 15:32, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

I agree, this seems like a vanity plug for the show, and really contributes nothing to the article, if no one objects here in the next few days, I'm going to omit that part of the sentence from the article Carobu (talk) 18:32, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Common... or not

They may be a "common holiday or party food" in some places, but they aren't in Britain: devilled egg plates, for example, require a good deal of searching to find here. 81.159.57.7 (talk) 20:23, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

So who cares? Wikipedia is not just about Britain.--88.134.56.47 (talk) 15:35, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

It's not about just the USA either.... 168.215.198.4 (talk) 01:37, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

First Picture

Just what is that first picture a picture of? It looks like hard-boiled half-eggs with a dollop of mayonnaise on them. It certainly doesn't look like any deviled eggs I've seen. Salvar (talk) 15:36, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Agreed and I removed it. Even the photo's title didn't call it a deviled egg. Rmhermen (talk) 21:14, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Paprika?

Aren't you supposed to sprinkle Old Bay on the top of them? --Connel MacKenzie - wikt 00:01, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

I have never heard this, and always seen and heard paprika, as is almost every recipe I've ever come across. Carobu (talk) 18:34, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Caviar?

In the Netherlands these are just called 'gevulde eieren' (filled eggs). I've never seen any form of caviar in or on them. See: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gevuld_ei A Russian egg is something completely different. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.149.192.5 (talk) 08:05, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Being from the Netherlands, I can confirm this. 62.195.113.80 (talk) 23:24, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

I can confirm it as well, so I changed the article accordingly. - TaalVerbeteraar (talk) 11:41, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

angel eggs??

seriously? ≈Sensorsweep (talk) 06:35, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Yes. One family's story. Not WP:RELIABLE enough for an article citation, but good enough for the Talk: page. :-) --Eliyahu S ^Talk 23:41, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Video quality?

The quality of the video is very bad in my opinion. The color of the eggs does not resemble any deviled eggs I have ever seen and/or eaten. The eggs were peeled very roughly, leading to what seems to me to be an unappetizing appearance. The fact that a child was the one putting together the recipe was distracting to me, at least if the video is truly intended as an illustration of 'how to make deviled eggs.' I think the page would be better off without the video, frankly. Just my two cents worth. (I am not a skIlled or frequent editor of wiki pages. This video just bothered me so much I felt I had to comment.)

William Quay 2601:5CE:300:2653:5DED:C864:6F3A:32CD (talk) 21:27, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Stuffed Eggs in the South

I have never in my life heard "stuffed eggs", nor has my wife from Louisiana... I can't speak for the Midwest, but can we get a source for the South using this term? 2601:18F:8101:4AB0:693F:20DC:13E5:3BCA (talk) 17:40, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Or "salad eggs" or "dressed eggs" for that matter. 2601:18F:8101:4AB0:693F:20DC:13E5:3BCA (talk) 17:43, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Europe section

There's a bigger heading "Europe" and then smaller ones within that part. One, "France", lists what the dish is called in France, and then also adds Hungary, Romania, Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Malta. THEN there's another "Sweden" subheading expanding a bit on the Swedish version, and ANOTHER subheading "Hungary" expanding on the Hungarian one. This is a bit of a mess. Maybe the subheadings aren't necessary? Especially the "France" one. 109.206.198.143 (talk) 05:01, 16 December 2023 (UTC)