{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"Fried Eggs - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"v6eiP0Wvlx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/08\/16\/fried-eggs\/\">Fried Eggs<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/08\/16\/fried-eggs\/embed\/#?secret=v6eiP0Wvlx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Fried Eggs&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"v6eiP0Wvlx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-16-aout-2026-a-13_33_41-1024x768.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"Two fried eggs, or even three. Served with a little tomato salad dressed with olive oil. It\u2019s a pleasure that costs almost nothing, but on the road, it becomes a capital-P Pleasure. And yet, back home, we don\u2019t even think about it. At a restaurant or in a hotel, all you have to do is order two fried eggs and that\u2019s that. But in Africa, it\u2019s another story. Here, the egg has to be cooked, and even very well cooked. The white, the yolk, everything has to be firm. Above all, nothing must run.Renting a small apartment with a kitchen gives the traveller a chance to rediscover this little pleasure. A tiny pleasure, as Philippe Delerm might put it.But on the road, everything is capitalized. The fears, the joys, the sadness, the solitude, the freedom, the wonder, the excitement. Yes, everything is capitalized. The same goes for fried eggs. To begin with, you have to find the eggs. And the tomatoes. For that, all you have to do is go to the little market just nearby, with its wooden stalls and wonky benches. After a few days, the woman at the stall recognizes you. She even calls you by your [&hellip;]"}