Are you one of those who eat the egg even in the soup? Do you know how to use it to cook in a thousand ways? Well maybe this entry of Supercurioso interests you, because we present some curious facts about this food so ingrained in the human diet.
The egg is a very used food in all kinds of cooking recipes, however, many of its singularities and properties are not known by many people.
Is it a fresh egg?
It is a food composed mainly of water . Being its porous shell, with the passage of time the water evaporates through it and is replaced by air, so that the egg loses qualities.
To identify that the egg is fresh, it is only necessary to put it in water. The more it sinks, the cooler the egg. If it exceeds the water level, it is better not to cook it.
They are not sold refrigerated
Although in the egg package it is specified that it is better to keep them in the fridge to prevent their properties from being lost, in the markets the eggs are sold without being cold.
This rule tries to prevent the eggs from changing temperature abruptly, with the consequent likelihood that microorganisms or fungi appear in the shell.
Is it advisable to eat them cracked?
If the shell of the egg is cracked , it is not advisable to cook them , since having cracks may be that pathogenic microorganisms have entered inside and cause discomfort and ailments. In some occasions, these breaks are appreciated perfectly, but not always. In order to identify them, the factories dedicated to packing this food use an ovoscope, a device that shines with a very intense light.
Can they be washed?
Normally the eggs should not be washed or cleaned because the shell can be damaged, and if so, the entry of microorganism is much more likely for the product to lose quality and cause disease.