This is something I’m eggstatic about. I enjoy cooking, particularly breakfast foods, but now that I've discovered Egg Boxing, it's taken the mundane chore of breaking eggs and hatched it into a full-fledged sport.
"Egg Boxing? Like, where you see how fast you can box-up eggs?" No, Fake Person. Egg Boxing is the sport of pitting two eggs against each other - Huevo a Huevo - in a game of which holds up best under pressure. You take two eggs, one in each hand, and then hit them against each other. One will crack, and one will stay in tact. The one that survives is the reigning champion (the top of the pecking order, so to speak) and goes on to defend its title against the next egg in line, while the one that's beaten is eaten. Will the champion continue its undefeated streak, or will the newcomer ascend to sit upon the calcium throne?
My current champion, Eggy White, is holding fast with a 6-0 record.
I first heard about this Egg Boxing from Tim Ferriss when he alluded to it on one of his podcast episodes, but didn't explain it. Eventually I came across another episode where Tim sits down with Peter Attia, a person Tim shares this Egg Boxing obsession with, who explained the sport in detail.
Peter also gives a great explanation (and a helpful video) on his own blog about Egg Boxing. If you want to level up your eggsperience, take a crack at Egg Boxing the next time you need a few eggs for that cake recipe, breakfast, or even brinner, Turkeldawg.
For my own amusement, and possibly the amusement of others, I’ll be live-streaming my cage-free matches on Instagram (or post to TikTok) in the mean time.
Yup. It’s happening, I’ve brought my #eggboxing obsession to TikTok, & what insane fights this edition has! pic.twitter.com/Zel5rOEzFd
— Phil Kasper (@philkasper) February 17, 2020