While most eggs are considered unsafe to eat when raw, there’s a scientifically interesting reason eggs are generally safe to eat raw in Japan.
While most eggs are considered unsafe to eat when raw, there’s a scientifically interesting reason eggs are generally safe to eat raw in Japan.
Part of this is that, unlike in the USA, the rest of the world does not allow chickens to shit on the eggs, they do not have to be washed and the shell is not damaged, allowing them to be stored without refrigeration. Washed eggs have compromised shells and must be kept cold.
source: I’m european from the countryside
I grew up in the country side and chicken eggs come straight out of the coop with shit on em often enough.
true, but I mean that the nests in Europe must be conditioned so that feces do not fall on top of the eggs, unlike in the USA
The rest of the world still suggests that you wash the eggs before use, as there can still be bacteria or other things on the shell that you don’t want inside the egg.
Immediately before using, not days or weeks prior when packaged.