deviled egg
A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.
Noun
- A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.
Origin
From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil (verb); compare deviled ham, deviled crab, devilled sausages.