Egg Refrigeration Practices
Comments center on differences in egg handling, such as US requirements for washing and refrigerating eggs versus unwashed eggs in Europe, alongside discussions of egg prices, quality, and freshness.
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question: why hasn't this had a side effect of raising food prices in general? a significant percentage of foodstuffs involve eggs.
this is not true: https://www.seriouseats.com/what-are-the-best-eggs
Are eggs really so expensive in US ?
This is disturbing and not what I found with eggs at all - Are eggs somehow different in the US compared to the rest of the world?
This depends on how the eggs are processed prior to you purchasing them, so beware. Cf. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/wh...
Washed eggs (required in the US) vs unwashed eggs (required in Europe)
Related:Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42848742 - Jan 2025
you are right, yes, the eggs from big producers are not fertilized. i forgot about that detail. but depending on where you are there is a good chance that you can get fertilized eggs as well, or can't be certain that they are not fertilized. nevertheless it does change the equation, because it would be possible to ensure that only unfertilized eggs are consumed. thank you for the correction.
Eat fewer eggs, watch prices drop.
IIRC eggs were somewhat rare/expensive