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The hundred folds on a chef's toque are said to represent the number of ways to prepare this

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I believe the answer is:

egg

(Other definitions for egg that I've seen before include "Bomb or mine (sl.)" , "The advertising slogan exhorted us to go to work on one" , "Croque-madame ingredient" , "It may be poached" , "Curate's good in parts" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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