What is Egg Pocking?
Egg Pocking is a tournament-style battle for the strongest hard-boiled Easter egg.
How to Play: First, you and your competitor grab a hard-boiled egg. Hold the thickest part of the egg in your fist(as pictured). Then count to three and lightly tap your opponent’s egg without cracking your own egg. Continue tapping eggs until one cracks. The round ends as soon as the first egg cracks, the winner will then advance to the next round. The game repeats until there is one person left. That person becomes the winner of the Egg Pocking Competition.
What do you win? Prizes can range from bragging rights for the year, cash, candy, or even first place in line for food.
The game is simple, but the competition gets serious! Some take it so seriously that they secretly switch out their eggs for a stronger duck egg.
Give it a crack, and let us know what you think of this Cajun tradition!
History of Egg Pocking?
Egg Pocking began back in Ancient Greece. The game was called tsougrisma, which translates to clinking together. They would dye their eggs red to symbolize the blood of Christ, and the cracking of the egg symbolized the resurrection of Christ. From Ancient Greece, the game slowly spread around the globe, immersing itself in many cultures.
Like many Cajun traditions, Egg Pocking made its way over to Louisiana by the French. Pocking comes from the french word Pâques, which translates to Easter. Once spelled egg paquing, but through time, it has simplified to what we know today, egg pocking.
Today many families spend time decorating eggs for the game, while others leave theirs plain. No matter how the eggs look, Egg Pocking will always bring people together to celebrate a new origin of life. This tradition is going nowhere and will pass on to many more generations!
Save your eggs and make Mama’s Cajun Deviled Eggs!
Ingredients
- 6 eggs (boiled, peeled, & rinsed)
- 2 slices bacon (cooked crispy & diced)
- .25 cup mayonnaise
- 1.5 tsp sweet pickle relish
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- .25 tsp Slap Ya Mama Pepper Sauce
- Slap Ya Mama Hot Blend Seasoning, (to taste)
- paprika (pinch for each egg)
Instructions
- With a knife, carefully half each egg, remove yolk to a large bowl and set egg whites aside. In the large bowl, combine yolks, mayonnaise, relish, mustard and Slap Ya Mama Pepper Sauce. With a fork mash yolks and mix well until ingredients are smooth. Spoon fill each egg halve with yolk mixture, top with a pinch of paprika, a few sprinkles of Slap Ya Mama Hot Blend Seasoning and finish with a little bacon on the top of each. Serve and enjoy!