Egg Heads

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

Do you still dip soldiers into your soft-boiled, or poached, egg?

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

21 Feb 16

@pgntwo Oh yes, I thought that was compulsory!

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

@jaboUK Yes, I guess you're right. I read somewhere recently of a smear of marmite on the soldier adding an extra twist...

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

21 Feb 16

To me the colour of the shell is academic because I never eat that part, or at least not intentionally.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

21 Feb 16

@Orson_Kart They suit my educated palate far better than fried or boiled.

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Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (6752)

• United Kingdom

21 Feb 16

A hen's egg that is an academic? Whatever next!

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

It's what's inside that counts.

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MysD

@mysdianait (66009)

• Italy

21 Feb 16

i saw this and then got hungry as it was near dinner time - so I made scrambled eggs on toast with the eggs that a friend brought me during the week. They are off-whitish and not really either white or brown but they are farm eggs as they are her chickens.

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MysD

@mysdianait (66009)

• Italy

21 Feb 16

@pgntwo Me too. They are popular here but I have never bought, cooked or eaten them (as far as I know anyway LOL).

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

Sounds delicious! Duck eggs can be a bluish-white, I have seen them but never tried them.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

@mysdianait I remember years ago when airlines actually served a meal on-board: Alitalia used to serve a lunch with a tiny quail's egg, small and cute! Also if you read @MALUSE's link on her response chain on this post, the Italians class the egg based on the colour of the yolk - now that was news to me!

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

21 Feb 16

@pgntwo No specific reason,but I buy white shelled eggs.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

The white eggs are prized around Easter, they can be decorated for Easter egg hunts.

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

21 Feb 16

@pgntwo Everybody here love eggs.But I am not a big fan.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

@silvermist Not everyone can handle some of the proteins in the egg-white, I know that.

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Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

21 Feb 16

I can eat both eggs : white or brown.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

Oh I can eat either, but it has been a while since I've seen the white-shelled ones.

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

21 Feb 16

There's no difference whatsoever. When I was younger, more white eggs were sold. Now the brown ones have become fashionable. I always buy them half/half at the local farmers market.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

The free-range eggs available in Lidl locally are invariably brown - in the absence of a farmer's market.

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

21 Feb 16

@pgntwo Most customers prefer the brown ones thinking they're healthier or what not. They're just the same, though.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

@MALUSE So long as the yolk is a nice rich, deep yellow, I am happy - I am not so keen on limpid, pale yellow yolks...

Rite17

@Rite17 (773)

• United Kingdom

21 Feb 16

I have always got free range eggs.. Never cared what colour the shells was. Was always a bonus if there is a double yolk inside though! Is there a difference if the shell is different colours?

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Rite17

@Rite17 (773)

• United Kingdom

21 Feb 16

@pgntwo That was what I thought. As long as he hens are healthy to begin with, the eggs are on my plate!

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

@Rite17 You've got that right!

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

No difference whatsoever. Double-yolks are more common in younger hens, regardless of whether the egg is white or brown.

Michelle

@infatuatedbby (94914)

• United States

28 Feb 16

I eat both white and brown eggs but usually organic brown eggs. I like my eggs hard boiled, fried, scrambled or in an omelette is fine. I do not like eggnog though or poached.

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Michelle

@infatuatedbby (94914)

• United States

28 Feb 16

@pgntwo same here

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

28 Feb 16

I would say eggnog is at the bottom of my list of ways to eat eggs too, I have not had eggnog in decades.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

28 Feb 16

@infatuatedbby Close to poached eggs is the coddled egg, another style I have not had for many years:

How to make coddled egg

www.foodtolove.co.nz

How to make coddled egg, Coddling is a wonderful old way to prepare an egg as a dainty little meal, especially if you have an old china or porcelain egg coddler with a silver lid. It makes breakfast in bed that extra bit special and for lunch it is looks v

rebelann1949

@rebelann (112740)

• El Paso, Texas

21 Feb 16

Yes I am picky about my eggs, but not the color. I won't buy eggs that are not organic.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112740)

• El Paso, Texas

21 Feb 16

Not just free range but also not allowed to consume any kinds of chemicals like insecticides or herbicides @pgntwo I am very allergic to those kinds of chemicals.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

By organic, do you mean free-range as opposed to from battery hens?

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

21 Feb 16

@rebelann Oh. Not sure if it's worth your whjile looking at the link @MALUSE added to her comment chain on this post then... could be either above or below this point. Very interesting, made me stop and think, anyway.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (470799)

• Switzerland

22 Feb 16

Here almost all the eggs have a white shell, I usually prefer the brown shells because they are a bit stronger.

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Gudheart

@gudheart (12659)

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22 Feb 16

I don't care about colour really, just as long as it is a medium egg :D

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susan

@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

22 Feb 16

I love eggs.... but like you I have not seen any white eggs for ages.... in spain or the uk...

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Reine25

@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

27 Feb 16

The brown ones we have here are from free range chicken and theybtaste good

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

27 Feb 16

Reading the comments. here, and the post itself, the eggshell colour depends on the breed of hen. Brown eggs certainly seem to be more common these days.

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@Daljinder (23236)

• Bangalore, India

22 Feb 16

I don't eat eggs. Brown, blue, black, purple, green, white, yellow.......... uh you get the point... hehe

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