It is a sight that I just cannot get used to. Before I went back to the Philippines, Glyn told me that she bought eggs for her apartment. I did a double take and asked her if she really bought eggs, because I know she does not have a refrigerator (which they call a ref here BTW). She said it was no big deal to not have eggs in the the refrigerator.Now, everything that I have ever been told about eggs says to put them in the refrigerator and keep them there. I mean, you would get sick if you didn't put eggs in the refrigerator, right?
Well, since I have been here the second time, I have seen it with my own eyes. I walk into the grocery store, and instead of the eggs being in the refrigerated section, they are sitting out on a shelf like bread! Are they crazy?? I even saw a truck carrying eggs that was not refrigerated.
I did a little bit of reading on this and it ends up that most of the world does not refrigerate their eggs. I actually have eaten these eggs and they taste just fine and I do not get sick.
Now, here at the condo I am staying in, the eggs are put in the refrigerator. It makes me feel a little bit better to do this, so I am not a complete convert.
Eggciting? Huh?
1 comment:
haha Its the same exact way in Guatemala! I was soo freaked out when I first saw the unrefrigerated eggs sitting in the kitchen cupboard, but my host mom cooked them for me practically everyday and I didn't die! =)
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