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Ellerbee’s Fine Food featured deviled egg tartlets with bright dill and a sliver of salmon.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Two Southern classics, deviled egg and potato salad, collide to create these tiny delicacies.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Dishes range from lobster aguachile or deviled beet eggs to hearty mains like bone marrow short rib pappardelle or shrimp tamales with crispy yuca.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Two Southern classics, deviled egg and potato salad, collide to create these tiny delicacies.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Dishes range from lobster aguachile or deviled beet eggs to hearty mains like bone marrow short rib pappardelle or shrimp tamales with crispy yuca.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devil. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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devil
1 of 2 noun
dev·il
ˈdev-əl 
1
often capitalized
: the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented as the ruler of hell
—often used with the as a mild oath or expression of surprise, irritation, or emphasis
2
3
a
: a person who is wicked, mischievous, reckless, or lively
b
: person sense 1
—usually used in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil
devil
2 of 2 verb
deviled or devilled; deviling or devilling
ˈdev-(ə-)liŋ
1
: to season highly
deviled eggs
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