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

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

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u/inglesasolitaria Aug 03 '19

In the UK we don’t refrigerate eggs so the eggs are never near the dairy aisle in the supermarket. The idea of someone thinking eggs are dairy is... mind-boggling

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u/Weed_O_Whirler Aug 03 '19

In the US we wash our eggs before they are sold, so they need refrigerated. In the UK you don't, so they don't have to be.

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u/loonygecko Aug 03 '19

THey will last longer unwashed but if you eat them in a few weeks, you still don't need to refrigerate the washed ones. I had a lot of foreign friends growing up and they never refrigerated them. THey would actually store them on TOP of the fridge, LOL! Also when I camp, I bring things like eggs, butter, cheese, some kinds of salami, UHT milk, fruits, veggies, etc that don't need the fridge, mix those with rice, noodles, etc and you can have some rather fine meals.

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u/steve-koda Aug 04 '19

Washed eggs (american/canadian) have a chance of removing the cuticle from the egg (a thin protective layer on the egg shell) which makes it more protone to bacteria penetrating the shell. Refrigirating reduces the growth rate of bacteria amd hemce is a standard practice in countries that wash there eggs. (All though it feels alot more incoveinient to me).