Turkish Eggs (Cilbir)

Cilbir — poached eggs served over whipped garlic yogurt and topped with chili butter — became brunch's breakout dish of 2025. The 500-year-old Ottoman recipe found new global audiences via food media, combining the accessibility of eggs with restaurant-level flavor complexity. Searches increased 280% in 2024 as chefs and home cooks alike adopted it as their go-to impressive-but-easy brunch dish.