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Egg Nog is a sweet, nutritious drink made from milk (cream) and raw chicken eggs. The birthplace of the cocktail is Scotland. Literally, the name of the drink is translated as “egg beer”. The Scots call the cocktail “milk of the elderly”, despite the widespread popularity of eggnog among young people. Essentially, it is a sweet egg-and-milk mixture thoroughly beaten into a fluffy foam and garnished with crushed cinnamon, coffee, powdered sugar, chocolate or nutmeg.
Egg-legs gained the greatest popularity in Europe, Central and South America.
Overview
It is interesting that for the first time the cocktail appeared in the XIV century and consisted of honey, herbs, ale and eggs. Christmas was traditionally celebrated with a mug of hot drink. However, its taste was hardly harmonious. Egg-legs got a second life after replacing dark ale with milk, cream or rum. At the same time, the drink was never entered in the register of the international bartender association.
Currently, there are up to 200 ways to prepare an egg cocktail. Distinguish between hot and cold eggnog. Most often, the combination of spices and alcoholic beverages varies. To prepare a sweet cocktail, Italians use cherry syrup, Americans use rum, Germans use egg liqueur. In addition, the old Scottish drink can be modified by adding additional ingredients: brandy, whiskey, vodka, cognac for adults and nut or fruit syrup for children.
Interestingly, the delicate creamy, viscous and thick consistency of egg-feet resembles a mogul.
Useful Properties
In the classic version, the egg-foot consists of eggs and milk (cream), which are a source of amino acids, mineral compounds (phosphorus, cobalt, iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium), vitamins A, B, H, D, C, E, PP
Due to its rich chemical composition, the drink has a beneficial effect on the human body:
- relieves fatigue, gives energy;
- improves brain function, accelerates the storage of information;
- strengthens bone tissue;
- supplies the body with digestible protein, helps to build muscle mass;
- calms the nervous system, relieves depression, insomnia;
- normalizes digestion.
A cocktail of milk and raw eggs is recommended for people suffering from underweight and colds, which are accompanied by damage to the respiratory tract (cough, sore throat, loss of voice). In addition, the use of this dessert improves the condition of nails, hair, teeth.
Eggnog gives vigor, therefore, it provides particular value for people performing heavy physical and mental stress. In addition, it is prescribed to patients during the rehabilitation period who have undergone surgical interventions, in particular, operations on the abdominal cavity. Raw eggs are well absorbed by the human body, do not hold the stool together, which means they do not put additional stress on the abdominal muscles, excluding the option of divergence of the external seams.
Infectious danger
Egg-legs are made from raw chicken eggs, which, in addition to being a natural and nutritious product, can serve as a source of the pathogen of salmonellosis. When pathogenic bacteria enter the body, a person experiences malaise, accompanied by headache, nausea, fever (up to 39 ° C), abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. The disease requires urgent hospitalization, as it can give a complication to any organ. Often, salmonellosis contributes to the development of vascular collapse, abscess, peritonitis, diathesis, heart failure. After recovery, a person will experience symptoms of dysbiosis for a long time (at least 2 months).
Another hidden danger when drinking a cocktail based on raw eggs is the intake of harmful antibiotics that undermine the immune system and destroy healthy microflora.
The drink is contraindicated for people with individual intolerance to lactose, egg yolk. In addition, it is not recommended for diabetics to use it, since a sweet cocktail increases the risk of developing heart pathologies (heart attack, stroke) and contributes to a sharp increase in blood glucose levels.
A milk-egg drink with the addition of alcohol can harm the health of pregnant and lactating women, children and adolescents under 18 years of age, therefore it is excluded from the diet of persons of this category. In addition, it should not be accepted by people before operating technological equipment and vehicles.
Remember, the benefits and harms of egg-legs depend on the quality of the ingredients (raw materials) used. They must be fresh, purchased from trusted suppliers.
What are the differences between flip and egg-legs
These drinks are relatives. A distinctive feature of the flip from the eggnog is the absence of milk in the composition. This is an excellent cocktail of North American origin, widely used in Europe. In the original version (late XNUMXth century), the flip included sweetened beer, spices, and a raw egg. The drink was served hot. By the XNUMXst century, the recipe has changed. In the modern version of preparation, it is a cold drink consisting of the yolk of a raw chicken egg, milk or fruit syrup, wine. Thus, flip is a combination of physical and eggnog cocktails. To prepare the drink, sugar, ice chips, sweet or semi-sweet wine, and yolk are used. The ingredients are shaken in a shaker, poured into a glass on a high stem, decorated with a pinch of nutmeg.
Egg leg variations
A nutritious Scottish drink based on eggs and milk (cream) is prepared in cold and hot versions. 100 ml eggnog contains 27 kcal. The speed of preparing a cocktail is 5-10 minutes. Yield – 4 servings.
Hot Egg-Leg option (classic)
Ingredients:
- dark rum – 100 ml;
- cream 20% – 300 ml;
- sugar syrup – 15 ml;
- chicken eggs – 2 pcs;
- cinnamon – 1 stick;
- ground nutmeg, vanillin – a pinch.
Method of preparation:
- Beat vanilla, syrup, eggs in a blender until a homogeneous mass of air condition is obtained.
- Add pre-chilled milk, cinnamon, mix thoroughly.
- Heat the mixture in a ceramic pan for 10 minutes, avoiding boiling.
- Remove the drink from the heat, stirring constantly. In a thin stream introduce rum.
- Pour into circles, sprinkle with ground nutmeg.
To give the drink a coffee aftertaste and aroma, add espresso (200 ml) to it, garnish with whipped cream. Despite the attractiveness of the hot version of the cocktail prepared according to the European recipe, the American version has gained much more popularity in the world. In this case, the drink is not subjected to heat treatment, it is prepared much faster.
Cold Egg-Leg option
Ingredients:
- syrup – 15 ml;
- cognac – 60 ml;
- chicken egg – 1 pcs;
- milk – 80 ml;
- dark rum – 30 ml;
- cinnamon, nutmeg – to taste;
- ice.
Principle of preparation:
- Shaker fill with ice.
- Add syrup, egg, cognac, rum and milk.
- Beat the cocktail in a shaker for 2 minutes, pour into glasses through a sieve.
- Garnish with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Cold egg-legs can be made non-alcoholic and given to children as a dessert. In this case, alcohol is replaced with soda or fruit syrup.
Vegetarian Egg-Foot with Tofu
This recipe for making a Scottish drink is suitable for people who do not eat eggs, suffer from lactose intolerance and follow the principles of a healthy diet. They are replaced with tofu cheese and soy milk, which improve blood formation processes, perfectly satisfy hunger, supply the body with lecithin and choline, and restore kidney function.
Ingredients:
- honey or cane sugar – 50 ml (75 g);
- soy milk – 400 ml;
- tofu cheese – 500 g;
- water – 200 ml;
- vanilla extract – 10 ml;
- cognac or rum – 200 ml;
- sea salt – a pinch;
- ice – 10 cubes;
- Cinnamon – 2 g;
- nutmeg – to taste.
Sequence of preparation:
- Grind tofu cheese, add salt, sugar and soy milk, beat in a blender until a homogeneous consistency.
- Strain the basis of the cocktail, pour into a container for punch.
- Add rum, vanilla, water. Mix the Egg-Leg cocktail, refrigerate.
- Grind ice cubes in snow, add to drink.
Vegetarian Egg-to-Leg Serve in Highball. To give a more airy consistency to the drink, sugar is not added to its composition, but icing sugar. And to enhance the aroma, ground spices (nutmeg and cinnamon) are crushed immediately before making a dessert, otherwise they quickly lose their smell.
Conclusion
Egg-leg is a thick creamy dessert with eggs, sugar, milk, spices, and alcohol. Useful properties of the drink depend on the ingredient composition and freshness of the products. Egg-milk shake gives energy, accelerates the restoration of strength after intense training, stimulates the pleasure center, improves mood, helps build muscle, strengthens bone tissue.
Depending on the method of preparation, hot and cold egg-legs are distinguished. Typically, a cocktail is served as a dessert to complete the meal in a Highball glass or large scruff.