Wednesday, October 6, 2010

History of the Egg - It 'came first?

As we journey on one of the EGG to discuss key issues and most often is: "Who came first: the chicken or the egg" There is no clear conclusion about the history of this wonderful thing called Egg. According to the Bible The chicken came first. It 'was how it was said, and in the evening and morning. On the fourth day God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and birds that may fly above the earththe firmament of heaven. "Genesis 1:10-20. (Quote Unquote)

Then there's another school of thought that the eggs in existence long before the chicken remains. Harold McGee in his book on food and cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, says that these cells were more than a billion years. According to him, the first eggs were born at sea. The chicken developed only about 5000 years from Asian birds.

Although the history of the egga little 'uncertain, but it is obvious that Eiermann been in use since the development of the first. This will be the fact that chickens for food is an old practice and in a logical progression, the consumption of eggs will be accepted.

The eggs symbolize fertility and have a great religious significance. To date, there are many people who are associated with this wonderful food. Every culture has its own interpretation of this doctrine. Then amore important is where the Easter eggs. This festival has both a biological and cultural connotation. Before the modern livestock breeding of poultry, of which fewer eggs, chickens in the winter. This means that the festival was, of course, with the advent of spring and the new cycle of the hen with a larger number of eggs.

The eggs were considered a luxury, and Christians had to abhor the consumption of this product during Lent. Thisautomatically time out of food during Passover. In many parts of the world, including the ancient civilizations such as Egyptian, Chinese, greek and Persian, is a tradition of painting and decorating eggs in a variety of interesting color patterns.

Eggs are a unique form of foods with a low-calorie and high nutritional value. They are healthy, with the right amount of carbohydrates, proteins, fats and micronutrients. But this shoulddo not be surprised if the same egg is a cover for the chick and all these ingredients are essential for developing chick.
In addition to nutritional value, eggs are also widely used in various recipes. It is said that playing the part of the eggs during cooking and keeps the cement and bind together the various ingredients.

Chickens are not the only animals that lay eggs. A variety of other birds such as ostrich, quail, sheep andTurkey spawn. But the most popularly consumed and enjoyed the chicken egg. E 'in the world and beyond available, it is quite cheap compared to other eggs.

The chickens were domesticated in Europe since 600 BC and came to the New World with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1493 He also said that during the French Revolution, the French more than 685 recipes, who knew the use of eggs involved.

So it is quite clear from allthese facts, the eggs are a popular product that is loved by the people, rich and poor, young and old. And it was rightly said in an advertisement Hindi, "On Sunday I Ya Monday, Roz Khao changes." It simply means that the eggs can be eaten in one day, if it is Sunday or Monday, which means by itself the importance of eating eggs.

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