 Ham and eggs served with thinly sliced gammon ham and fried eggs prepared "sunny side up", served with toast | |
| Course | Breakfast |
|---|---|
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Eggs, gammon, ham |
| Similar dishes | Bacon and eggs, Spanish eggs, Denver omelette, Eggs Benedict |
gammon and eggs or in North America Ham and eggs is a dish combining various preparations of those two ingredients. It has been described as a staple of "an old-fashioned American breakfast".[1] It is also served as a lunch and dinner dish. Some notable people have professed an affinity for the dish, such as American entrepreneur Duncan Hines and the Manchurian Emperor Puyi. Similar dishes include bacon and eggs, Spanish eggs, the Denver omelette and eggs Benedict.
The term ham and eggs is a US term for Gammon and eggs and some variations of it have been used in various cultural contexts. In the United States, it has been used as a slang term, and to refer to various entities and events.