Oh look, it's another American who thinks Europe is a single cultural entity.
I'm European and I've never seen an unrefrigerated egg in my life.
Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs
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#22I knew this already, but when I heard this I was amazed about the eggs being washed in the US. I heard this at a factory which creates egg-sorting-machines (If you want to see awesome egg handling machines: check this [1].) For the US they created a special module to wash the eggs. In the Netherlands (where I live) this is unheard off. Even at moba they where like WTF :) Another fun fact is: our eggs are stored outsi…
In the UK I believe a good amount of people do keep eggs in the fridge when they get them home from the supermarket. Like yours, our fridges have the plastic containers for eggs.
Similar in New Zealand: refrigerated at home, not in the supermarket.
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#23In Germany, I haven't seen any refrigerated eggs in supermarkets. But they do have two dates, one after which they should be refrigerated, and one "best before" date. (And like in the UK, they aren't washed). So it seems that refrigeration isn't necessary for the first two weeks or so of an egg's life time, at least if not washed.
In Norway we refrigerate them. And often eat them months after expiration date.
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#24I knew this already, but when I heard this I was amazed about the eggs being washed in the US. I heard this at a factory which creates egg-sorting-machines (If you want to see awesome egg handling machines: check this [1].) For the US they created a special module to wash the eggs. In the Netherlands (where I live) this is unheard off. Even at moba they where like WTF :) Another fun fact is: our eggs are stored outsi…
Just a note: cheese shops store hard unsliced cheese outside the refrigerator. Sliced and soft cheese is refrigerated pretty much everywhere.
(and I prefer to think about the chicken thing more as respect for other sentients, not "nature". But that's just a nitpick).
EDIT: oh, and back in Poland people also store bought eggs in the refrigerator.
EDIT: also, after reading contradictory statements from Belgians: by Netherlands I mean Noord-Holland, by Poland I mean, um, Warsaw. Though I think it's by regulation in Poland.
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#25Britain ≠ Europe. In Denmark most supermarkets refrigerate eggs and some don't.
No refrigeration of eggs here in Switzerland.
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#26Oh look, it's another American who thinks Europe is a single cultural entity. I'm European and I've never seen an unrefrigerated egg in my life.
Agreed, I'm European and I've never seen a refrigerated egg in my life.
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#27Croatia 100% refrigerated. From what I've seen in Austria and Slovakia also are refrigerated ...
We refrigerate them in Belgium as well. What a shit article.
Just a few comments above yours:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8029979
"Belgium also no refrigeration..."
Insert joke about Belgian unity here.
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#28I think some supermarkets fridge their eggs, some don't here in The Netherlands. However, I have never seen anyone not fridge their eggs at home. In fact, it seems crazy gross to me to keep eggs outside of the fridge at room temperature. I wouldn't want to eat an egg that wasn't stored "properly" (i.e., our definition of properly). This is probably entirely irrational, but there it is. Interestingly, the 'official' D…
Counter anecdote: I am dutch and never keep my eggs in the fridge.
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#30Oh, damn. I guess I missed that memo from the Council of Things All Europeans Must Do. Does this mean I'm not a proper european?