QandAs: Food

What is egg coffee?

Answer:
Egg coffee is a tradition among Scandinavian-Lutheran

congregations in the Midwestern United States. This unique way of brewing coffee was brought back from certain Scandinavian countries, but can also be found in parts of Eastern Europe and in various parts of the United States outside of the Midwest. It is a way of making coffee less acidic, and has typically been associated with Lutheran congregations, which are often primarily of Scandinavian descent.

The coffee is prepared with a raw egg, carefully washed. One beaten egg is mixed with half a cup of cold water, the crushed egg shell, and one cup ground coffee. This creates a paste which is then poured into boiling water – between 6 and 12 cups of water, depending upon how strong the coffee is to be. The coffee is boiled for three minutes and then removed from the heat. It is immediately removed from the heat and one cup of cold water poured in. The eggshell, pieces of cooked egg, and coffee grounds should settle to the bottom but can also be filtered out.

The finished egg coffee should be a clear golden brown, and has a slightly different aroma and flavor than regular coffee. If you want to experiment with egg coffee, you can add cream, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, or other flavorings.


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