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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 149 points 1 year ago (22 children)

Here's a pic of some washed eggs in a refrigerator to scare the Europeans.

Bonus:

Microwaved water for tea.

[–] aard@kyu.de 85 points 1 year ago (6 children)

What kind of monster stores bananas in the fridge?

[–] nrezcm@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Bananas in the US get washed and lose their protective coating so it's fairly normal to see them in the fridge in US homes.

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[–] Lennnny@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And tomatoes!!! Might as well eat ice cubes at that point

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

refrigerators keep things chilled, not frozen. you're thinking of a freezer.

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[–] SteveTech@programming.dev 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, and I feel like someone's gonna slam that door one day and get egg all over their bananas.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 17 points 1 year ago

If "get egg all over their bananas" wasn't an euphemism before, I'm starting it now.

[–] DV8@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Once they've reached your desired ripeness you can slow down them getting overripe in the fridge.

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[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bruh I'm not even European but that measuring cup got me shook.

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[–] Gork@lemm.ee 80 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As an American, I cannot legally touch any egg that hasn't been ultra-pasteurized followed by continuous cold chain refrigeration and served in either a Styrofoam or pulped paper cardboard egg carton.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think you have been misinformed. As an American, I can harvest eggs just like the pictured ones from my own backyard on a regular basis.

They don't even cost any money, they come out of chicken asses for free.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You must have weird chickens. My lay eggs out if their cloaca.

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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

What a noob. Ours come from shops. That way, our entire fuckin garden doesn't smell like a crashed ammonia tanker

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 year ago

As a side note, if your chicken coop smells like a crashed ammonia tanker you need to add more carbon in the coop. Dead leaves, cardboard, shredded wood or wood chips are working well.

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[–] Gladaed@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is pulped paper cardboard, is it not?

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Your pulped paper cardboard.

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[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The biggest reason eggs are refrigerated in the US is because they're not vaccinated for salmonella, so refrigeration is needed to inhibit growth. The US was able to do that since they have the infrastructure for end to end refrigeration. It's not necessarily wrong, it's just another way to do it. Since salmonella can also be on the outside of the egg they need to be washed, and since they're refrigerated the loss of the protective layer doesn't matter. I guess in Europe with the vaccination it also lowers the chance of salmonella on the outside of the egg allowing the outside to remain unwashed and protective of the inside making refrigeration unnecessary. There's just not enough of a reason to change things in the us now since the refrigeration method is already in place and switching would cost more up front. The main downside is that you can't eat raw eggs in the US which means some dishes can't be made, but the vast majority of the US isn't interested in raw egg dishes anyways.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

People in the US eat raw eggs all the time. Salmonella outbreaks from eggs are almost unheard of.

Also, washed or unwashed, eggs will keep longer in the fridge. And it makes for a less cluttered pantry. There's really zero reason for Europeans to be smug about this.

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's really zero reason for Europeans to be smug about this.

So I can see that you don't really understand the European mindset

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[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 40 points 1 year ago (13 children)

There are tons of back yard chickens in the USA, even in many cities.

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (15 children)

In the US, there's a concern for salmonella or other bacteria and viruses. Factory egg farming is a horror show in regards to overcrowding and hygiene. Sick birds are crammed in with healthy laying birds, and washing the eggs is one of the safest ways to prevent contamination.

It does increase the permeability of the shell, decreasing shelf life and requiring refrigeration.

If your eggs looked like this in the USA, there's a small but non-zero chance that you'll shit yourself to death. Probably not, but it's scary enough.

We could improve factory farming regulations so it's not a like a Cronenberg movie, but then eggs would be more expensive. And even if we did, and stopped washing our eggs, Americans would still want them to look clean and would still keep them in the fridge because we've been conditioned to expect to die on the toilet covered in wet feces if we see bird poop on the eggs.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Fwiw, the eggs wouldn't have to be more expensive, the eggs cost what the market will pay.

The only change is that the people profiting from your poor food conditions will profit slightly less.

This is a common lie they tell everyone.

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[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This probably goes without saying to anyone who has chickens but a message to rest DO NOT WASH your eggs. It's the stupidest thing you can do. When you wash them you remove protective layer and they can't last long outside of refrigerator. Even in the fridge chances of getting Salmonella grows very fast.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 46 points 1 year ago (6 children)

DO wash them shortly before eating, though – they come out the chicken's “universal back hole”.

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you must wash them, do it right before using them.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

I grew up raising chickens among other animals. Poop and feathers on eggs was the norm. This ‘50s processed white bread, white sugar, clean eggs, etc. that was the sign of “progress” I guess IMO has done more harm than good in some ways.

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Am american and this: eggs is what I have in my fridge right now. Rural living win.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would definitely lick those clean, 10/10

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have a picture of my receipt for an incredibly reasonably-priced ECG scan I had the other day if you like? I think it was €9

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 16 points 1 year ago (13 children)
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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I know hardy har har such banter, but for real we also have unwashed eggs, and plenty of Americans have chicken's, I currently have 80 in my backyard and am overflowing with eggs on my countertops.

Your jokes will hit harder if they come from a place of reality and not only information gained from reddit and social media posts.

[–] MyDearWatson616@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There are Americans who own chickens and Americans who've never touched one. It's a big country. This post applies mostly to city folk.

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[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Am American living in the city with 8 chickens. The only scary thing is seeing eggs in the market go for $10/dozen

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'd love to see this city that only has 8 chickens in it

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