(Israeli-style eggs poached in tomato

How do you like your eggs: poached, scrambled, or fertilized?

— Anonymous

Poached eggs are good, poached animals are not.

— Erma Bombeck

“By day, John buried himself in preparations. By night, processions of dishes once again marched through his mind: poached fish covered in cucumber scales…

— Lawrence Norfolk

Just-poached vegetables show off their natural attributes and taste fresh and light in a way you never get with roasting or frying.

— Yotam Ottolenghi

“All that can accurately be said about a man who thinks he is a poached egg is that he is in the minority.”

— James Burke

For me, there's something likable but not quite lovable about poached fish: the ultraclean flavor, the melt-away texture, the no-fat virtuousness.

— Jonathan Miles

Poached quince are so tender, aromatic, and rosy that you'd hardly believe the raw fruit is white, fibrous, and hard as a rock.

— Claire Saffitz

I always have poached shrimp and blanched vegetables on hand.

— David Burtka

I skip breakfast a lot - often, it's just a litre of coffee with oat milk - and I eat lots of protein at…

— Grace Dent

I saw the young man over there with eggs Benedict, with hollandaise sauce. And I was going to suggest to you that you serve…

— Mitt Romney

What every human being should do is eat a vegetarian diet based on whole foods. Period. That's it. Animal protein is bad for you.…

— Roger Ebert

Frying gives cooks numerous ways of concealing what appeared the day before and in a pinch facilitates sudden demands, for it takes little more…

— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

I grew up in Italy, and our country is a country of great agriculture and food produce. It wasn't like I was urban and…

— Isabella Rossellini

I don't think I've ever bench-pressed anything in my life. Until about two years ago I swam a mile almost every day. Then I…

— Nick Antosca

It's something he used to say when he was happy. It could be a very, very simple day. We might be sitting out on…

— Jennifer Grant