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Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs

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Re: Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs

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Post by michaelgrafl »

phpnode wrote: post #26
octagonal wrote: post #21

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.

Agreed, I'm European and I've never seen a refrigerated egg in my life.

I'm an Austrian living in Austria, and I used to put my eggs in the fridge. Then I stopped doing that because my spouse thinks they absorb the smell of the fridge and now I don't.

The store I usually buy my eggs from doesn't store them in a fridge. Other stores do.

Most eggs I buy at the supermarket don't seem to be washed or sanitized.

Re: Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs

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Post by IceDane »

fredsted wrote: post #2

Britain ≠ Europe. In Denmark most supermarkets refrigerate eggs and some don't.

I'm Danish. I've also worked in something like 5 different supermarkets and naturally shopped in many, many more. I have _never_ seen a supermarket that doesn't refrigerate them. Which supermarkets don't?

Re: Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs

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Post by kitd »

For some background, egg production briefly became a political football in the UK in the 1980s. A government minister correctly but unwisely said that a majority of eggs were infected with salmonella. She promptly lost her job, but behind the scenes, egg production was transformed. So this subject has probably been addressed here in the UK with much greater scrutiny than it may have been elsewhere.

Re: Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs

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Post by zidar »

As for the eggs, I don't remember ever seeing unrefrigerated eggs in Slovenia, Italy, Bosnia, Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Germany and France, but I haven't been in the UK yet.

And markets in Slovenia must have eggs refrigerated.

Translated from http://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=45033 "Eggs must be cooled under 5C, except during transportation when they can be at more than 5C, but no more than 24 hours."

Re: Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs

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Post by buf »

Unfortunately all the comments erupted into an argument as to the definition of Europe. I live in London, and guess what, London happens to be in Europe. Therefore the English are European.

The article is written for a US audience, and does not need to distinguish every European country, but they still did:

"It seems that different egg storage conditions come down to the different ways that eggs are farmed and processed in the U.S. compared to the U.K. and other European nations.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/should-you-refrigerate-eggs-2...

Re: Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs

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Post by zidar »

jiggy2011 wrote: post #17
Svip wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do often see the notion that 'UK is Europe', particularly by American media; and that if something is true in the UK, it's probably true in the rest of Europe, so they often don't bother checking. Because, sure, we all drive on the left.

Most of europe drives on the right, or was that the joke?

Yes, that was a joke. We make fun of UK for driving on the wrong side too sometimes.

Re: Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs

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Post by igravious »

fredsted wrote: post #2

Britain ≠ Europe. In Denmark most supermarkets refrigerate eggs and some don't.

No refrigeration of eggs in stores in Ireland. When we get them home the leprechauns immediately steal them from the shopping bags so we have no idea whether we'd keep them in the fridge or not, pesky leprechauns.
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