A carton of free-range chicken eggs

Ostrich egg

Bird eggs are a common food source. The most commonly used bird eggs are those from the chicken, duck, and goose, but smaller eggs such as quail eggs are occasionally used as a gourmet ingredient, as are the largest bird eggs, from ostriches. The eggs of turtles are sometimes used for food also. Eggs are frequently used in both sweet and savoury dishes as a source of protein and/or to bind the other ingredients in a recipe together. Sometimes the egg yolk is used separately from the egg white (or albumen). Download high resolution version (800x610, 190 KB)Free range chicken eggs Taken on the farm with a Kodak LS633 (cheap digital camera), 25-09-2004 by fir0002. ... Download high resolution version (800x610, 190 KB)Free range chicken eggs Taken on the farm with a Kodak LS633 (cheap digital camera), 25-09-2004 by fir0002. ... Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 1428 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 1428 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Binomial name Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a flightless bird native to Africa. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Binomial name Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae bird family. ... Genera Anser Branta Chen Cereopsis Cnemiornis (extinct) † see also: Swan, Duck Anatidae Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. ... Genera Coturnix Anurophasis Perdicula Ophrysia † See also Pheasant, Partridge, Grouse Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the Pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. ... Binomial name Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a flightless bird native to Africa. ... Families See text Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonia, most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilagenous shell developed from their ribs. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ... An example recipe, printed from the Wikibooks Cookbook. ... The primary purpose of an egg yolk is to serve as the food source for the developing embryo inside the egg. ... Albumen redirects here. ... Albumen redirects here. ...

The egg yolk is suspended in the egg white by one or two spiral bands of tissue called the chalaza (Greek word from "khalaza" meaning hailstone, or hard lump.) The primary purpose of an egg yolk is to serve as the food source for the developing embryo inside the egg. ... Albumen redirects here. ... A greek word - from khalaze - meaning hailstone. It is composed of one or two spiral bands of tissue that suspends the yolk in the center of the white. ...

Nutrition of chicken eggs

Chicken eggs are the most commonly eaten egg. They are highly nutritious. Eggs are high in complete protein and provide significant amounts of several vitamins and minerals (Vitamin A, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, and Iron). Eggs are among the cheapest single-food source of complete protein available, which is essential to health and well being. Retinol, the dietary form of vitamin A, is a fat-soluble, antioxidant vitamin important in vision and bone growth. ... Riboflavin (E101), also known as vitamin B2 or vitamin G, is an easily absorbed, water-soluble micronutrient with a key role in maintaining human health. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The two major forms of vitamin B6 are pyridoxine and pyridoxamine. ... Cobalamin or vitamin B12 is a chemical compound that is also known as cyanocobalamine. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ...

3 egg yolks in a glass

All of the egg's vitamin A, D and E are in the yolk. They are one of the few foods naturally containing vitamin D (though this nutrient is naturally produced in the human body with exposure to sunlight). A large egg yolk contains approximately 60 calories (250 kilojoules); the egg white contains about 15 calories (60 kilojoules). A large yolk contains more than two-thirds of the recommended daily limit of 300 mg of cholesterol. The yolk makes up about 33% of the liquid weight of the egg. It contains all of the fat in the egg and almost half of the protein. 3 egg yolks in a glass!, taken by me Martin Richards File links The following pages link to this file: Egg yolk User:Bluemoose/images Categories: GFDL images ... 3 egg yolks in a glass!, taken by me Martin Richards File links The following pages link to this file: Egg yolk User:Bluemoose/images Categories: GFDL images ... Retinol, the dietary form of vitamin A, is a fat-soluble, antioxidant vitamin important in vision and bone growth. ... Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that contributes to the maintenance of normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in the bloodstream. ... Tocopherol, or Vitamin E, is a fat-soluble vitamin in eight forms that is an important antioxidant. ... A calorie is a unit of measurement for energy. ... A kilojoule (abbreviation: kJ) is a unit of energy equal to 1000 joules. ... Cholesterol chemical structure Cholesterol is a steroid, a lipid, and an alcohol, found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. ... Fat is one of the three main classes of food and, at approximately 38 kJ (9 kilocalories) per gram, as compared to sugar with 17 kJ (4 kcal) per gram or ethanol with 29 kJ (7 kcal) per gram, the most concentrated form of metabolic energy available to humans. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ...

Recently chicken eggs that are especially high in Omega 3 fatty acids have come on the market. These eggs are made by feeding laying hens a diet containing polyunsaturated fats and kelp meal. Two brands available in the UK are Columbus Eggs[1] and The Hearty Egg[2]. Nutrition information on the packaging is different for each of the brands. Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids found in certain fish tissues, and in vegetable sources such as flax seeds, walnuts, and canola oil. ... A polyunsaturated organic compound is one in which more than one double bond exists within the representative molecule. ... Families Alariaceae Chordaceae Laminariaceae Lessoniaceae Phyllariaceae Pseudochordaceae Kelp are large seaweeds, belonging to the brown algae and classified in the order Laminariales. ...

Health issues of eating chicken eggs

Cholesterol and fat

Chicken egg yolks contain a small amount of fat. People on a low-cholesterol diet may feel the need to cut down on egg consumption, although most of the fat in egg is unsaturated fat and may not be harmful. The egg white consists primarily of water (87%) and protein (13%) and contains no cholesterol and little if any fat. Binomial name Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... Fat is one of the three main classes of food and, at approximately 38 kJ (9 kilocalories) per gram, as compared to sugar with 17 kJ (4 kcal) per gram or ethanol with 29 kJ (7 kcal) per gram, the most concentrated form of metabolic energy available to humans. ... Cholesterol chemical structure Cholesterol is a steroid, a lipid, and an alcohol, found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. ... An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is one or more double bonds between carbon atoms of the fatty acid chain. ... Albumen redirects here. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ...

Some people try to avoid eggs in their diet because they are high in cholesterol which is concentrated in the yolk. This issue is sometimes addressed by removing some or all of the eggs' yolks. People sometimes do this themselves, or may use prepared egg substitutes such as Egg Beaters. Cholesterol chemical structure Cholesterol is a steroid, a lipid, and an alcohol, found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. ... The egg yolk is the yellow inside an egg. ... Egg Beaters is a product sold as a substitute for whole chicken eggs. ...

In addition, the United States egg industry launched its continuing "Incredible Edible Egg" campaign, which touts eggs as a healthy part of a balanced diet. The American Egg Board publicizes modern research which shows that dietary cholesterol has less effect on blood cholesterol than previously thought. Eggs are an excellent component of a low-carbohydrate diet A package of diced pork, with a no-carb label Low-carbohydrate diets or low carb diets, are food diet programs for weight loss and dietary health that advocate restricted carbohydrate consumption, based on research that ties carbohydrate consumption with increased blood insulin levels, and increased insulin with obesity. ...

Contamination

A health issue associated with eggs is contamination by pathogenic bacteria like Salmonella. Eggs exit a female bird via the cloaca, so care must be taken to avoid the eggs being contaminated with fecal matter. In commercial practice, eggs are quickly washed with a sanitizing solution within minutes of being laid. Species Salmonella bongori Salmonella choleraesuis Salmonella enterica Salmonella enteritidis Salmonella nyanza Salmonella paratyphi Salmonella typhi Salmonella typhimurium Salmonella virginia Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria that causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid and foodborne illness. ... In zoological anatomy, a cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and genital tracts of certain animal species. ... Feces (also spelled faeces in British English, or fæces) are semi-solid waste products from the digestive tract expelled through the anus (or cloaca) during defecation. ...

Most health experts advise people to cook their eggs thoroughly before eating them, as the heat is necessary to kill any infectious micro-organisms that may be present. Raw and undercooked eggs have been associated with salmonella infection. As with meat, ready-to-eat food should not come in contact with containers and surfaces that have been used to process raw eggs. Infection is also the title of an episode of the television series Babylon 5; see Infection (Babylon 5). ... A microorganism or microbe is an organism that is so small that it is microscopic (invisible to the naked eye). ... Species Salmonella bongori Salmonella choleraesuis Salmonella enterica Salmonella enteritidis Salmonella nyanza Salmonella paratyphi Salmonella typhi Salmonella typhimurium Salmonella virginia Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria that causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid and foodborne illness. ... Meat is animal tissue (mainly muscle) used as food. ...

The risk of infection from raw or undercooked eggs is dependent in part upon the sanitary conditions under which the hens are kept. Some smaller egg producers make a point of keeping their hens in cleaner (and, in their view more humane) conditions, and observe few or no cases of salmonella in the birds themselves.

Ethical issues

Many who practice vegetarianism feel it is acceptable to eat eggs as the bird is not killed and the eggs remain unfertilised. People concerned about animal welfare (especially vegans) are reluctant to eat mass-produced eggs as factory farming is considered cruel. Even free-range eggs are sometimes unacceptable to those who are concerned about animal welfare as it is felt that alleged free-range birds may not be much better off than confined birds. Many vegans believe it is inaccurate that eating eggs does not cause an animal to be killed since most farms (both free-range and factory farms) kill the chickens once their egg production declines. Most farms also buy the chicks from hatcheries where the male chicks are killed at birth. From a religious standpoint some vegetarians such as certain practitioners of Buddhism feel that eggs are the same as "liquid meat" and thus unacceptable for consumption. Vegetarianism is the practice of not eating meat, poultry, fish or their by-products, with or without the use of dairy products or eggs [2]. The exclusion may also extend to products derived from animal carcasses, such as lard, tallow, gelatin, rennet and cochineal; and fungi, such as mushrooms. ... Animal welfare is the viewpoint that some or all animals, especially those under human care, should be treated in such a way that they do not suffer unnecessarily. ... Hens kept in cramped conditions — the avoidance of animal suffering is the primary motivation of people who become vegans A vegan is a person who avoids the ingestion or use of animal products. ... Female pigs used for breeding are confined most of their lives in gestation crates, which are too small to enable them to turn around. ... Free range is a method of farming husbandry where the animals are permitted to roam freely instead of being contained in small sheds. ... Animal welfare is the viewpoint that some or all animals, especially those under human care, should be treated in such a way that they do not suffer unnecessarily. ... A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found from Sarnath, near Varanasi Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE, gradually spread from India throughout Asia to...

Cooking and preparation

Potato galettes, served with quail eggs. The eggs of the quail are edible and are a popular delicacy.

Chicken eggs

The yolk of a raw egg

The primary cooking techniques for eggs are: Download high resolution version (1024x768, 99 KB)Potato galettes with quail eggs. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 99 KB)Potato galettes with quail eggs. ... Download high resolution version (1280x840, 107 KB)Photograph of an egg carton. ... Download high resolution version (1280x840, 107 KB)Photograph of an egg carton. ... Download high resolution version (1024x714, 48 KB)raw egg Photographer: jefras Source: Stock. ... Download high resolution version (1024x714, 48 KB)raw egg Photographer: jefras Source: Stock. ...

• baking
• boiling
• poaching
• frying

Some common egg dishes are Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Baking Baking is the technique of cooking food in an oven by dry heat applied evenly throughout the oven. ... Boiling is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which typically occurs when a liquid is heated to a temperature such that its vapor pressure is above that of the surroundings. ... Poaching is the process of gently simmering food in liquid, generally water, stock or wine. ... A fried egg, sunny side up A fried egg is a food egg cooked by frying, typically in butter, cooking oil or margarine, in one of several ways: Over hard, also called Hard - cooked on both sides until yolk is hard Over medium - cooked on both sides until the yolk...

• fried eggs
• omelettes
• scrambled eggs
• soufflé
• quiche
• egg salad
• century egg

Eggs, particularly their yolks, are important as binding agents in many preparations in European cooking due to the emulsifying action of lecithin. This property is crucial for sauces such as mayonnaise and Hollandaise, custards such as crème anglaise, crème brûlée, flan and lemon custard, and meat dishes such as sausages and pâté. A fried egg, sunny side up A fried egg is a food egg cooked by frying, typically in butter, cooking oil or margarine, in one of several ways: Over hard, also called Hard - cooked on both sides until yolk is hard Over medium - cooked on both sides until the yolk... An Omelette or omelet is a preparation of beaten egg cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, often folded around a filling. ... Scrambled eggs Scrambled eggs refers to a method or style of cooking typically chicken eggs and eaten typically for breakfast. ... A soufflé is a light, fluffy baked dish made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a main dish or sweetened as a dessert. ... Mediterranean quiche In cooking, a quiche is a pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a pastry crust. ... Egg salad is a sandwich spread, usually made of chopped hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, minced celery, salt, and pepper. ... Unshelled century egg Century egg without shell Century eggs served with pickled ginger roots The century egg (a. ... An emulsion is a mixture of two immiscible substances. ... Lecithin, also known as Phosphatidylcholine Lecithin is usually used as synonym for phosphatidylcholine, a phospholipid which is the major component of a phosphatide fraction which may be isolated from either egg yolk (in Greek lekithos - λεκιθος) or soy beans from which it is mechanically or chemically extracted... For the computer protocol, see SAUCE In cooking, a sauce is a liquid served on or used in the preparation of food. ... In cooking, mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce, usually of a white or light yellow color, which is made and eaten cold. ... Hollandaise sauce (a French idea of a Dutch sauce) is an emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks as the emulsifying agent. ... Custard is a family of preparations based on milk and eggs, thickened with heat. ... Crème anglaise over a slice of pain dépices. ... Crème brûlée (French, burnt cream, pronounced (IPA) in English; in French) is a dessert consisting of a custard-like base whose sugar topping has been burnt into a delicate, glass-like caramelized layer. ... Flan with Dulce de Leche and milk cream In cooking, flan is a custard-like dessert originating from Spain and popular in former Spanish colonies such as Latin America, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic. ... A sausage consists of ground meat and other animal parts, herbs and spices, and possibly other ingredients, generally packed in a casing (traditionally the intestines of the animal), and preserved in some way. ... A pâté (also spelled paté) is a spreadable paste, usually made from meat although vegetarian variants exist, and often served with toast as a starter. ...

Eggs may also be pickled, hard-boiled and refrigerated, or eaten raw, though the latter is not recommended for people who may be susceptible to salmonella, such as the old, the infirm, or pregnant women. Pickling is the process of preparing a food by soaking and storing it in a brine containing salt, acid (usually vinegar), or both, a process which can preserve otherwise perishable foods for months. ... Species Salmonella bongori Salmonella choleraesuis Salmonella enterica Salmonella enteritidis Salmonella nyanza Salmonella paratyphi Salmonella typhi Salmonella typhimurium Salmonella virginia Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria that causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid and foodborne illness. ...

If an egg is overcooked a greenish ring sometimes appears around egg yolk, this is the result of iron and sulfur compounds in the egg. It can also occur when there is much iron in the cooking water. The green ring affects neither taste nor nutrition. General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... General Name, Symbol, Number sulfur, S, 16 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 3, p Appearance lemon yellow Atomic mass 32. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ...

When eggs become rotten, the yolk will turn green and the egg will emit a sulfurous smell when broken. Although deemed offensive by most Western palates, fermented eggs are considered a delicacy by some in China, when prepared using a special method which includes letting them sit for three months to age (or rot, depending on one's interpretation). General Name, Symbol, Number sulfur, S, 16 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 3, p Appearance lemon yellow Atomic mass 32. ... Century egg Unshelled century egg Century eggs served with pickled ginger roots The century egg (a. ...

Egg substitutes for baking

For those who choose not to or are unable to consume eggs, alternatives used in baking include other rising agents, such as Ener-G egg replacer, or binding materials, such as ground flax seeds. Tofu can also act as a partial binding agent, since it is high in lecithin due to its soy content. Extracted soybean lecithin, in turn, is often used in packaged foods as a cheap substitute for egg-derived lecithin. Binomial name Linum usitatissimum L. Linnaeus, 17?? Common flax (also known as linseed) is a member of the Linaceae family, which includes about 150 plant species widely distributed around the world. ... Tofu, sometimes also called doufu or bean curd, is a food made by coagulating soy milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks. ... Binomial name Glycine max Soybeans (US) or soya beans (UK) (Glycine max) are a high-protein legume (Family Fabaceae) grown as food for both humans and livestock. ...

Egg characteristics

The shape of an egg is approximately an oblate ellipsoid, but, while keeping cylindrical symmetry, there is typically not quite symmetry in a plane perpendicular to the long axis. See also oval (geometry). 3D rendering of an ellipsoid In mathematics, an ellipsoid is a type of quadric that is a higher dimensional analogue of an ellipse. ... In geometry, an oval or ovoid (from Latin ovum, egg) is any curve resembling a cross-section of a chicken egg or the outline of a speed skating track. ...

Shell color

Different breeds of chicken can lay eggs with shells varying from whites through to brown and rarer colours such as speckled green. Although there are absolutely no nutritional differences, there is often a cultural preference for one colour over another. For example, in most regions of the United States eggs are generally white, while in the northeast of that country, and in the United Kingdom eggs are generally light-brown. These habits may be associated with perceptions of greater purity in white-shelled eggs or greater wholesomeness in brown-shelled eggs.

Yolk color

Three eggs frying, two of which are double-yolked eggs.

Yolk colour depends on the diet of the hen, if the diet contains yellow/orange plant pigments known as xanthophylls, then they are deposited in the yolk, colouring it. A colourless diet, can produce an almost colourless yolk. Farmers may add natural pigments to enhance yolk colour, but artificial colours are banned. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1952, 1829 KB) Summary Three eggs frying, two of which are double-yolkers. Taken by me on the 2nd of September 2005 using a HP Photosmart R707 at 5. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1952, 1829 KB) Summary Three eggs frying, two of which are double-yolkers. Taken by me on the 2nd of September 2005 using a HP Photosmart R707 at 5. ... In biology, pigment is any material resulting in color in plant or animal cells which is the result of selective absorption. ... Xanthophyll (originally phylloxanthin) is the yellow pigment found in the leaves of most plants. ...

Abnormalities

Some hens will lay double-yolked eggs as the result of unsynchronized production cycles, although heredity causes some hens to have a higher propensity to lay double-yolked eggs. Double-yolked eggs only rarely, and even then only with human intervention, lead to the successful development of two embryos [3].

It is also possible for a young hen to produce an egg with no yolk at all.

Trivia

• If a raw egg is spun, abruptly stopped and then quickly released, it will start to spin again as the liquid inside continues to rotate. This technique can be used to reliably determine whether an egg is raw or already boiled – a solid egg will remain stationary once halted.
• It is difficult (some say impossible) to break a chicken egg by squeezing it from end-to-end on its long axis.
• An ostrich egg can make omelets for ten people and takes forty-five minutes of boiling to harden through.
• An egg that floats in water is likely to have been spoiled by bacteria that entered through the pores in the shell and created gas inside it. The increased pressure due to the gas production may push some of the white through the shell, which may also signify a bad egg.

Binomial name Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a flightless bird native to Africa. ...

Pop culture

• There is a famous nursery rhyme about an anthropomorphic egg named Humpty Dumpty. When he fell off a wall, all the King's horses and men could not fix him.
• In The Neverending Story, the Old Man of Wandering Mountain lives in a giant egg at the summit of a wandering mountain. This is where he eternally writes the Neverending Story, as it happens.
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg is a video game about a boy in a chicken outfit pushing around giant eggs in order to defeat his enemies. Occasionally, the eggs hatch into helpful animals.
• In the video game The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, a giant egg atop a mountain is central to the plot.
• There is a Pokémon known as Exeggcute which consists of a group of egg-like beings. Pokémon also reproduce by laying eggs under certain conditions, these conditions are nearly always at a daycare centre, if you have a female and a male pokémon that are friendly with each other they will give birth to one of the parenting pokémon, sometimes baby form, new baby pokémon have been introduced, these are what the eggs hatch into.
• In RahXephon, a giant egg is central to the plot.
• A popular Easter tradition in some parts of the world is the decoration of hard-boiled eggs (usually by dyeing). Occasionally, adults hide the eggs for children to find, an activity known as an Easter egg hunt. See Egg decorating and Easter eggs.

Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... Humpty Dumpty is a character in a Mother Goose rhyme, portrayed as an anthropomorphized egg. ... The Neverending Story (Die Unendliche Geschichte) is a fantasy novel by Michael Ende, first published in 1979. ... Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg is a video game for the Nintendo GameCube that was developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA on September 23, 2003. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... The concept of Pokémon evolved from insect collecting, a simple past time many Japanese children (including Pokémons creator, Satoshi Tajiri, as a child) had enjoyed in the past. ... Exeggcute (タマタマ/Tamatama in Japanese, Owei in German and Noeunoeuf in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. ... RahXephon RahXephon (ラーゼフォン) is a science fiction anime television series about young Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a god-like mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place with the world around him. ... Easter is the most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred after his death by crucifixion in AD 30-33 (see Good Friday). ... Ukrainian Easter eggs Egg decorating is the art or craft of decorating eggs. ... For the hidden and often humorous features included in computer programs, DVDs, books, CDs, etc. ...

Egg Attacks

Although a food, they have been used to throw at people or things, a minor criminal offence. On Halloween for example, if you do not give trick or treaters anything, they have been known to throw eggs at property or people. for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ... A jack-o-lantern Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. ... Trick-or-treating, also known as Guising, is an activity for children on Halloween in which they proceed from house to house, asking for treats such as candy with the question, Trick or treat? Trick-or-treating is done in costume and is one of the main traditions of Halloween. ...

John Major, a former British prime minister had an egg thrown at him in protest by a student. Current deputy prime minister John Prescott also had an egg thrown at him by a protester (in addition to this he has also been attacked with iced water and even been punched). The Right Honourable Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served in the Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer before succeeding Thatcher as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the United... A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives of... A Deputy Prime Minister is the deputy of a Prime Minister, and a member of a nations cabinet. ...

See also

• Egg white
• Egg yolk
• Egg timer
• List of egg dishes
• Trophic egg

Albumen redirects here. ... The primary purpose of an egg yolk is to serve as the food source for the developing embryo inside the egg. ... An egg timer shaped like a pear An egg timer is a device whose primary purpose is to measure a set amount of time. ... The following is a work-in-progress list of egg dishes: Plain Egg Dishes Coddled egg Beaten egg Fried egg Hard-boiled egg Omelette (plain) Poached egg Scrambled eggs Shirred egg Soft-boiled egg Savory Egg Dishes Omelette (many) Soufflé (many) Frittata (Italian - many) Tortilla (Spain) Tajin (Tunisia - various) KooKoo... Trophic egg is an egg which is not laid for reproduction but for nutrition, often for offspring hatched from regular eggs. ...

External links

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