# Eggs in England **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 29, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481 "2012-11-29T17:00:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/101 "2012-12-02T01:38:32Z")
In the huge Jetro restaurant-supply warehouses they’re stored next to the milk and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/102 "2012-12-02T01:38:45Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Or frogs in the fish section of recipe books. It takes a special cook book to have enough amphibians for their own section. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/103 "2012-12-02T01:40:04Z")
> [@gazpacho](#): > > It takes a special cook book to have enough amphibians for their own section. No doubt a Thai cookbook. You wouldn’t believe the foods that never make it onto the table in Thai restaurants in the West. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/104 "2012-12-02T01:53:15Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > No doubt a Thai cookbook. You wouldn’t believe the foods that never make it onto the table in Thai restaurants in the West. 😉 Not pigeons I hope. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/105 "2012-12-02T01:55:41Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Not pigeons I hope. :eek: Not that I know of, but they _are_ a Chinese dish. I’ve seen the wife’s Chinese uncle order them in Chinese restaurants here. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/106 "2012-12-02T02:18:38Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Not pigeons I hope. :eek: Pigeons are a classic dish in French cooking. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/107 "2012-12-02T03:34:28Z")
Rabbits are commonly under poultry in many cookbooks, especially french ones. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/108 "2012-12-02T03:50:19Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > Rabbits are commonly under poultry in many cookbooks, especially french ones. Well, they do taste like chicken. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/109 "2012-12-02T05:16:47Z")
> [@gazpacho](#): > > Pigeons are a classic dish in French cooking. I was just teasing **Sam**. He lives in Thailand and he’s the resident pigeon expert around here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/110 "2012-12-02T15:10:10Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > Rabbits are commonly under poultry in many cookbooks, especially french ones. 😕 Cite? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/111 "2012-12-02T16:51:40Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > 😕 Cite? [Page 248, here](http://books.google.com/books?id=2fJK8R_x0j8C&pg=PT192&hl=en&sa=X&ei=C4a7UOH1E-m9yAGEuoCIAg&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false), for example. (That’s from the Good Housekeeping cookbook. Note that rabbit recipes are under “poultry.”) **Shalmanese** is right–I’m not sure how “common” it is, but I will say that it is not unusual to see rabbit recipes in the poultry section of cookbooks. Also, the butchers around here that do live poultry also usually do rabbit. ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/112 "2012-12-02T19:38:52Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Speaking of colored eggs - > Blue Ameraucanas hens lay light blue eggs. > and > “Easter Eggers” are hybrids that carry the blue-egg gene of the true Araucana breed and can lay blue, green, white, creamy brown or pinkish eggs but each hen will only lay one color. > > [http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Tinted-or-Green-Egg-Layers-c65.aspx](http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Tinted-or-Green-Egg-Layers-c65.aspx) Why did I have to follow that link? :smack: Now I want a pet [Australorp](http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Day-Old-Baby-Chicks/Australorp-p234.aspx). ---
**Author:** ![Thinktank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/113 "2012-12-02T20:01:57Z")
love Alton Brown, I watch re-runs of this show all the time just for the science that comes out of cooking food… he’s the perfect combination of crazy and brilliant to prove entertaining as well. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Thinktank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/114 "2012-12-02T20:13:16Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Not so fast, there. [Dairy hens.](http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19881223&id=KHghAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hIgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2921,6211034) LOL xD I smiled through the entire article, that’s for the pick-me-up Levdrakon and consider my eyes opened… “nog farmer” bwah-ha-HAA.. who knew??😃 ---
**Author:** ![Thinktank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/115 "2012-12-02T20:19:22Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Not so fast, there. [Dairy hens.](http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19881223&id=KHghAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hIgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2921,6211034) LOL xD I smiled through the entire article, that’s for the pick-me-up Levdrakon and consider my eyes opened… “nog farmer” bwah-ha-HAA.. who knew??😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/116 "2012-12-03T12:05:20Z")
Just going back to the original question for a moment, while it is true that eggs are not usually refrigerated in supermarkets here in the UK, in my experience most people do keep them in the fridge once they get them home. I certainly do, but that’s just out of habit and because I don’t know where else I’d keep them if I didn’t, rather than for any perceived food-safety reason. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/117 "2012-12-03T12:14:38Z")
Eggs are usually unrefrigerated in groceries in Trinidad, from major chains to small independent stores. The Hi Lo in Westmoorings has them stocked on a shelf over one of those open frozen units, expat area so maybe it is for the customer’s perception? I believe the eggs used to be locally produced(they were all brown) but recently imported white eggs from the USA have made an appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/118 "2012-12-03T12:38:21Z")
I’m guessing US eggs need to be kept chilled, but UK ones don’t, because of the US washing process described in this article - [Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa](http://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2012/10/25/why-american-eggs-would-be-illegal-in-a-british-supermarket-and-vice-versa/) (seriously, it’s rather interesting) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/119 "2012-12-03T13:35:59Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Just going back to the original question for a moment, while it is true that eggs are not usually refrigerated in supermarkets here in the UK, in my experience most people do keep them in the fridge once they get them home. I certainly do, but that’s just out of habit and because I don’t know where else I’d keep them if I didn’t, rather than for any perceived food-safety reason. I’d say it must be about a 50/50 split. I don’t know many people who keep them in the fridge. Anyone who does a lot of home baking probably won’t. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481/120 "2012-12-03T14:33:50Z")
> [@plankter](#): > > Why did I have to follow that link? :smack: Now I want a pet [Australorp](http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Day-Old-Baby-Chicks/Australorp-p234.aspx). Don’t forget your Hobbit chicken coop. They come in small, medium, and large. [http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Chicken-Coops/Hobbit-Hole-Chicken-Coop-Med-Ships-Free-p1236.aspx](http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Chicken-Coops/Hobbit-Hole-Chicken-Coop-Med-Ships-Free-p1236.aspx) Or maybe you would be interested in something solar powered to chauffeur your layers/the girls/Mrs Daisy(s) around the backyard. _Do you find yourself disappointed that the 1950’s predictions of the Jetsons lifestyle for our time have yet to be realized? Looking for more convenience in your day-to-day life? Flying cars may not be available yet, but a **solar-powered, self-propelled chicken coop with an automatic feeder/watering system and security system** is! It even has a one year, manufacturer’s warranty on materials and craftsmanship._ [http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Chicken-Coops/Front-Yard-Coop-up-to-6-chickens-p955.aspx](http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Chicken-Coops/Front-Yard-Coop-up-to-6-chickens-p955.aspx) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-in-england/642481.md?page=7)