Eggs in purgatory is a typical traditional Neapolitan dish that is simple and quick to prepare. This dish belongs to popular tradition, as it is prepared with poor, simple and easy-to-find ingredients, often using leftover Sunday gravy or ragù.
The name comes from the Purgatory of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, and is related to the colors of the dish: on the one hand, red, recalling the flames of Hell; on the other hand, white, recalling the colors of Paradise. What about you, did you know that?