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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: gobs on January 12, 2008, 17:35

Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 12, 2008, 17:35
Do you eat any raw eggs, or nearly raw ones? Because, I don't dare nowadays, however they say so and so, but I'm longing for them every now and then, in fact I like most of my egg dishes just hardly cooked or half-cooked, runny, juicy.
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: Aunt Sally on January 12, 2008, 18:21
I love runny eggs and always have my boiled and fried eggs runny.

My hens are vaccinated gainst Salmonella - yet another reason to keep some chooks in your back garden  8)  :lol:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 12, 2008, 18:23
Quote from: "Aunt Sally"
I love runny eggs and always have my boiled and fried eggs runny.

My hens are vaccinated gainst Salmonella - yet another reason to keep some chooks in your back garden  8)  :lol:


Yes, I've been itching as you probably guessed. :lol:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: jack russell on January 12, 2008, 19:01
when you say runny do you mean the yoke only :shock:  i hope you dont eat snotty white :shock:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 12, 2008, 20:12
Snotty white is also common in a restaurant you would also get it in a bowl of broth a raw complete egg. :lol:  :lol: Not here! But, yes. :lol:  :lol:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: WG. on January 12, 2008, 20:15
I didn't know the Tartars had been in Hungary too, gobs  :wink:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 12, 2008, 20:17
Quote from: "WG."
I didn't know the Tartars had been in Hungary too, gobs  :wink:


I know, hence your quiz blunder, innit. Second wave of invasion: tartars. :lol:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: WG. on January 12, 2008, 20:22
Quote from: "gobs"
Quote from: "WG."
I didn't know the Tartars had been in Hungary too, gobs  :wink:


I know, hence your quiz blunder, innit. Second wave of invasion: tartars. :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare do you have it with beef or horse meat then?

BTW : I stand by my quiz question on the Mongols :roll:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 12, 2008, 20:26
Quote from: "WG."
Quote from: "gobs"
Quote from: "WG."
I didn't know the Tartars had been in Hungary too, gobs  :wink:


I know, hence your quiz blunder, innit. Second wave of invasion: tartars. :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare do you have it with beef or horse meat then?

BTW : I stand by my quiz question on the Mongols :roll:


Please don't, that's a picture of their biggest continuous empire during Dzingiz Khan, they came further west under Bhatu.

Beef in modern times, I don't know historically. :lol:  :lol:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 13, 2008, 14:46
link :lol: 'did not have time to cook' :lol:  :lol:

Most nomadic horse riders used the saddle for tenderising meat. 8)
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: WG. on January 13, 2008, 14:48
Quote from: "gobs"
Most nomadic horse riders used the saddle for tenderising meat.
That mental picture, moreso than HFW or Jamie Oliver, could persuade me towards vegetarianism :wink:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 13, 2008, 15:01
Off you go then! :lol:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: GrannieAnnie on January 13, 2008, 15:53
I like a soft yolk in my fried  and boiled eggs, but Brian likes the whites snotty too!!! yucky man.  I keep telling him he's disgusting!!!!

But I love making lemon curd too when I've got too many eggs, and I have made the occasional mayo, so no, I don't worry too much about it, if my numbers up, then so be it!!!!
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: WG. on January 13, 2008, 15:54
Quote from: "grannieannie"
  I keep telling him he's disgusting!!!!
Only fair since you keep telling us he's disgusting! :wink:  :lol:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: Selkie on January 13, 2008, 16:32
Aren't the eggs you buy in shops from hens that have been vaccinated against salmonella? (they have the ''lion mark'' in the UK)
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: DeadlyNightshade on January 13, 2008, 16:33
My grandfather always had a raw egg with sugar and some whiskey in it for breakfast, I used to drink this too as a child


For hygienic reasons: if I remember correctly, it takes 8 minutes of full boiling/ frying etc to kill Salmonella... I only boil my egg about 3 min and am still living
But as I'm eating my eggs even if they're over a month out of date and not too well fried over potatoes/ noodles, it can't be too bad (free range organic ones)

Battery hen eggs are less likely to be contaminated, as they obviously have less chances to pick up anything :(
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 13, 2008, 17:04
Well, that's why I'm asking, 'cos there are all these news of contaminated with all sorts of bacteria poultry products all the time.
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: Selkie on January 13, 2008, 17:07
Gobs, read this....

http://www.britegg.co.uk/lionquality05/startlionquality.html
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 13, 2008, 17:11
Thanks, Rose. 8) Hope they have proper yellow yolks. :)
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: Selkie on January 13, 2008, 17:12
You're welcome Gobs :D
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: Ice on January 13, 2008, 17:41
That's right Rosemary, lion eggs, so much safer than chicken eggs. :lol:

I make mayonnaise too and have never had a problem.
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 13, 2008, 17:47
:lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: Aunt Sally on January 13, 2008, 20:40
Quote from: "gobs"
Thanks, Rose. 8) Hope they have proper yellow yolks. :)


You need to keep a few chickens gobs  :!:

I bought some top quality eggs for the Christmas period in case I didn't have enough home made ones for all my visitors.

The eggs I bought were Free-range Woodland kept chickens eggs, and compared to my girls eggs they were pale and tasteless  :!:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: gobs on January 13, 2008, 21:04
Quote from: "Aunt Sally"
Quote from: "gobs"
Thanks, Rose. 8) Hope they have proper yellow yolks. :)


You need to keep a few chickens gobs  :!:

I bought some top quality eggs for the Christmas period in case I didn't have enough home made ones for all my visitors.

The eggs I bought were Free-range Woodland kept chickens eggs, and compared to my girls eggs they were pale and tasteless  :!:


I know , Aunty, I know. But a lot of things to consider before  I start.

On second thought, I'm probably over worrying this , aren't I?
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: GrannieAnnie on January 13, 2008, 21:18
Quote from: "WG."
Quote from: "grannieannie"
  I keep telling him he's disgusting!!!!
Only fair since you keep telling us he's disgusting! :wink:  :lol:


At least I'm consistent then!!!!!    :lol:
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: GrannieAnnie on January 13, 2008, 21:24
They don't have to be bright yellow yolks to be good, just look nicer!

A couple of years ago it was revealed that a lot of companies used eggs that had had die added to the feed I think it was to make the yolks look nice and yellow, gradually that has now stopped I think, but it all depends on what the chickens eat!

Didn't Munty say that lots of greens make the yolks a nice yellow?  

Then you would think that free ranged woodland chooks would eat a fair amount of greenery, or mud, worms, beetles, crickets........... lol
Title: Raw eggs
Post by: Aunt Sally on January 13, 2008, 21:33
Quote from: "grannieannie"


Didn't Munty say that lots of greens make the yolks a nice yellow?  

Then you would think that free ranged woodland chooks would eat a fair amount of greenery, or mud, worms, beetles, crickets........... lol


Yes it's greens that give flavour and make the yolks bright.  I think even if the hens are freerange it doesn't mean they necessarily have much grass in their wooland.