how/why did eggs become a common breakfast food?

Answer 1

In the western states one can still find hearty frontier "grub" in the form of the Irish-influenced corned beef hash and eggs breakfast (originally the eggs would always have been fried, but now, to class the dish up a bit, they might be poached). Hearty omelets, with plenty of eggs and lots of filling, are also characteristic frontier food.

Answer 2

Staple farmer commodity. Back in the day when most families raised animals, it was considered a readily available treat that could be easily gathered and cooked in a variety of ways. Unlike slaughtering an animal or waiting to pick a veggie or fruit, eggs were continually available and that's become engrained in many societies with dominantly agrisectarian roots. (i.e. America and Europe)

I do like eggs cooked over-easy, scrambled, and poached, but also enjoy eggs benedict and huevos rancheros. But sometimes I like to buck the trend and eat pizza, tacos, and even macaroni and cheese for breakfast.

Answer 3

probabaly all started with farmers getting up early in the morning to get the eggs, milk the cows, feed the pigs and all that. so i guess eggs for them became a breakfast food and soon everyone else was doing it too.

Answer 4

because they are collected in the morning