We are staying in Spain for a month in a house of Spanish friends. My youngest daughter, who is still studying, and her boyfriend are visiting us for about a week.

After four days, during the first breakfast together, she asks my girlfriend: “Oh yes, what are those shots that you drink every morning?”, pointing to the two glasses in the kitchen cupboard. My girlfriend’s answer: “Our soft-boiled eggs!”

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