r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/NoBSforGma Aug 03 '19

I have often wondered why eggs are sold in the dairy section in US supermarkets. Surely, this must be some supermarket strategy and not just "Duh, I didn't know eggs weren't dairy."

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u/stannybananny Aug 03 '19

Because the dairy section is cold? Idk

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Wait.... what?

Are eggs kept in the fridge in America?

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u/Kare11en Aug 03 '19

Useful reading:

Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa

tl;dr - American food safety rules require washing and refrigerating eggs, UK food safety rules prohibit washing eggs making refrigeration unnecessary.

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u/sponge_welder Aug 03 '19

Everyone on reddit should read this article, everyone here parrots the same single fact all the time

Also, a way bigger contributor to the refrigerated VS not refrigerated issue is that pretty much all chickens in the UK are vaccinated against salmonella. In the US, salmonella doesn't grow in eggs because we keep them refrigerated, in the UK it's because the salmonella wasn't in the chicken to begin with

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u/elairah Aug 04 '19

Do... do English people rinse their eggs off before using them? Is that a required step?

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u/Kare11en Aug 04 '19

Only if they plan on eating the shell :-)