cloud eggs

[ kloud egz ]

plural noun

1. an egg dish for which the whites are whipped until fluffy, like meringue, and baked, after which a yolk is nested into the top of each portion of whites for further baking.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloud eggs¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

Cloud eggs Standard baked eggs, but for the fact that the whites are whisked up to a meringue-like consistency to give them the appearance of a cloud emoji.

From The Guardian

The company had seemed to put many of its cloud eggs into a basket named HANA.

From Forbes