American Reacts to Why US Produced Eggs Are Banned Across the UK & Europe

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7 ай бұрын

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In this video I react to Why US eggs are banned from the UK and Europe in general. The food regulations in the UK and Europe tend to be so much better than here in the states, so it makes a lot of sense that our eggs wouldn't be allowed in other countries. UK eggs are simply produced and sold in a more simple and natural way compared to the commercial eggs sold here. Even though I knew the egg quality was likely better in the UK, I was still shocked to learn our store bought eggs have to be sanitized with some sort of chemical and refrigerated, while the eggs in Europe are kept in the same condition as nature intended. As for me, I'll continue to seek out local, farm fresh eggs instead of factory farm eggs.
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@simonlacey4548
@simonlacey4548 7 ай бұрын
I am from the UK and really feel lucky we have regulations that protect us from the evil cartel food producers you have in the US
@AirCone
@AirCone 7 ай бұрын
Damn those drug filled Eggs!
@matthewjamison
@matthewjamison 7 ай бұрын
Russia has banned companies like the Monsanto cartel from operating in Russia. They want their citizenry to be strong.
@edbarrett7692
@edbarrett7692 7 ай бұрын
Brexit is trying hard to change that, stay vigilant!
@BrianMcGuirkBMG
@BrianMcGuirkBMG 7 ай бұрын
One of the purposes of brexit was to remove the protections of citizens by eu regulations so that manufacturers would be free to lower food standards to enable higher profits.
@andy70d35
@andy70d35 7 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@edbarrett7692
@HULLGRAFFITI
@HULLGRAFFITI 7 ай бұрын
American bread has to be sold as 'cake' here in the UK due to the insane amount of sugar your bread has in it , American cheese can't even legally be labelled as cheese and American chocolate is called 'chocolate flavoured' bar
@CubicSpline7713
@CubicSpline7713 6 ай бұрын
Yes, American cheese is like plastic.
@ronnygibbon
@ronnygibbon 6 ай бұрын
Trying to get proper American cheese here is a nightmare. NOTHING beats it on a burger.
@HULLGRAFFITI
@HULLGRAFFITI 6 ай бұрын
Kraft chese squares areprobably closest you get to fake American cheese @@ronnygibbon
@Veklim
@Veklim 6 ай бұрын
@@ronnygibbon try some Dutch cheese like Edam, Gouda or Leyden, they melt to a similar consistency but actually have real cheese flavour too.
@ronnygibbon
@ronnygibbon 6 ай бұрын
@@HULLGRAFFITI can't find them in the shops here, have to order them online and the prices are mental.
@Bungle-UK
@Bungle-UK 7 ай бұрын
The US has some frankly appalling regulations that permit levels of animal cruelty that we said goodbye to decades ago. It seems that we’re happy to do the right thing, even if there’s a cost, but in the US corporate cash is king.
@Zooumberg
@Zooumberg 7 ай бұрын
Cough, halal and kosher slaughter, cough.
@Bungle-UK
@Bungle-UK 7 ай бұрын
@@Zooumberg both of which a grotesque (what sort of god would insist on inflicting unnecessary cruelty) but are subject to regulations in the UK which outlaw the more barbaric elements of the practice.
@tarantulagirl666
@tarantulagirl666 7 ай бұрын
Some farms are still pretty grotty in the UK, I've had some hens from caged egg farms and they are a mess and the barns are disgusting. But my niece is a herdsman on dairy farms and worked in loads of different places and they've all been great with regards to the cows welfare
@Bungle-UK
@Bungle-UK 7 ай бұрын
@@tarantulagirl666 I agree. The worst type of hen cages was banned in the UK in 2012 and it looks like the rest will be banned in the next couple of years, with most big companies voluntarily going free range only driven by consumer demand. The treatment of other living being by humans really is a stain on humanity.
@tarantulagirl666
@tarantulagirl666 7 ай бұрын
​@@Bungle-UKyeah the cages these days are definitely better than they used to be. 'Enriched' cages I think they're called. Some of the hens I've gotten from those places have been in a right state but they do come right given a bit of time, it's so nice to see them feel grass under their feet for the first time and roll in the dirt having a dust bath 😊
@SaxonsGlory
@SaxonsGlory 7 ай бұрын
As a retired chef, I can tell you that there is a huge difference in free range eggs and the things that come off a conveyor belt type system. Give me the free range every time.
@georgejob2156
@georgejob2156 7 ай бұрын
Scots baker here,no to contamination Hygiene always
@mirrrie
@mirrrie 7 ай бұрын
So agreed. The yolk looks so much tastefull. I just get my eggs of local farmers here and those are cheap and taste great
@Cunning.Stunt7
@Cunning.Stunt7 7 ай бұрын
Private chef/yacht catering here. Couldn't agree more! I'm flabbergasted with remainer propaganda in the comments here too! Even the "Not for EU" stickers are getting them in a frenzy about our food standards diving because of Brexit. (Nothing to do with trading across our soft borders to Northern Ireland who is still a EU member.... noooooo, definitely not 🤦🏼‍♀️)
@LawfullSpook
@LawfullSpook 7 ай бұрын
All eggs in the USA have to be cleaned even if they are labelled free range if they are being sold commercially, the only way your getting non washed eggs is directly from the farm or by getting your own chickens. On top of that "free range" itself is just another big con, when people say free range they are generally meaning pasture raised instead. Free range chickens are kept in better conditions than caged hens but they only get around 2-3 feet of space each and live half of their time outside while pasture raised hens have around 110 square feet. There is free range, Organic and Pasture hens and they allean different things.
@dragonsmonk
@dragonsmonk 7 ай бұрын
@@LawfullSpook - and if you want to go even higher, check the "Demeter" standard.
@CoiledBooties
@CoiledBooties 7 ай бұрын
Im sure you've heard but the UK is trying to trade with the US after Brexit but absolutely refuse the food standards of the US. It scared me tbh the idea of having US food over here. I think most brits wouldnt eat it once they know about the processes behind them
@Mike-po2gx
@Mike-po2gx 7 ай бұрын
Dont be too sure. If there is money to be made. They will sell us out. Dont want to open Brexit debate but. But worrying all our standards can be reviewed. I dont trust politicians. On all sides
@joshua.910
@joshua.910 7 ай бұрын
I wouldn't be so sure, especially with the current Conservative government. Brexit was about getting out of the protections of the EU, and getting closer to the states. Won't be long till were receiving this crap. Anyone who thought different is dumb
@edbarrett7692
@edbarrett7692 7 ай бұрын
That's the core benefit for the Vulture-like capitalists that conned us into believing Brexit was a good thing. If they isolate the population, they can sell us any old tat 'cos the government will trade with whoever it can...
@NicholasJH96
@NicholasJH96 7 ай бұрын
Unfortunately they did lower it, Cumberland sausage slices now say not for EU. I am not happy about it but I still eat it as it’s made in uk from non UK meats but doesn’t tell you which country it’s from. Yet corn beef slices from same store tell me it’s made for the UK and it’s from Brazil.
@DarkFenix2k5
@DarkFenix2k5 7 ай бұрын
@@NicholasJH96 The "not for EU" label isn't as sinister as you'd think. It's an Ireland thing (at the moment anyway). Shipping into the EU requires extra paperwork and such, so with Ireland/Northern Ireland where we have a soft border, products need labelling to keep them where they're legally allowed to be. It's also simpler for manufacturers to simply make a single set of packaging, resulting in Britain seeing this packaging too. At least right now, the "not for EU" label does not in fact indicate a drop in standards, however bad it looks.
@urbanshadow777
@urbanshadow777 7 ай бұрын
In the US, the government has to prove something being put in food is dangerous before it can be banned. In europe food companies have to prove something is safe before ita put in food.
@johngilbert572
@johngilbert572 7 ай бұрын
If we sold eggs to the US. they wouldn't be able to sell Any of there own
@reactingtomyroots
@reactingtomyroots 7 ай бұрын
Yeah, definitely a backwards way to do it!
@Chumblybum
@Chumblybum 7 ай бұрын
Australia too
@the_once-and-future_king.
@the_once-and-future_king. 7 ай бұрын
I grew up on a British farm. Eggs still warm from the hens, milk fresh from the cows, potatoes with moist soil still on them from being dug up. My immune system is solid as a rock. And the flavour was 500% better than anything shop-bought!
@Nemoticon
@Nemoticon 7 ай бұрын
I watched a video of an Amreican woman who recorded the experience her monthly period actually changing because when she went to live and work in UK/Europe, the food their didn't have the same levels of chemicals and hormones in as it does in the USA! When she went back home, her body got all screwed up again and so she relocated permenently away from America for both her mental and pysical health.
@helvete983
@helvete983 7 ай бұрын
It's a common thing, I know of several youtubers who have reported a change in health when living in the UK/EU and then regressing when visiting the US.
@reactingtomyroots
@reactingtomyroots 7 ай бұрын
Yeah I don't doubt it one bit!
@LimerickWarrior1
@LimerickWarrior1 7 ай бұрын
@@reactingtomyroots I think the law in regards to labeling are the biggest reason for this.
@chrisstoner15
@chrisstoner15 6 ай бұрын
​​@@LimerickWarrior1and the dozens of ingredients that are outright banned for use in food in the UK/EU but still classed as safe in the US makes a difference too
@stewedfishproductions9554
@stewedfishproductions9554 13 күн бұрын
​@@reactingtomyroots TBH - YOU actually 'get it' - The FDA and 'Big Pharma' are ALL in the pockets of poiticians and industry... The 'Almighty Dollar' is all America knows and it 'Rules the Roost' (pun intended !!! 😂😂😂).
@pixiepetal-jennie2038
@pixiepetal-jennie2038 7 ай бұрын
I am in UK and have my own chickens so fresh eggs daily, unwashed and stored on the counter in the kitchen. Last week one of my hens laid just as I went to collect them so it was laid and cooked within an hour. Can’t get better than that!
@schrodingerscat1863
@schrodingerscat1863 7 ай бұрын
Totally different flavour eggs from your own hens, especially when they are so fresh they are still warm from the chicken. We used to keep chickens when I was a kid and I remember being shocked how different shop bought eggs were.
@reactingtomyroots
@reactingtomyroots 7 ай бұрын
Yeah, now that's fresh! :)
@GG-mu4wg
@GG-mu4wg 7 ай бұрын
Sorry but that's grim - was it still warm? 🤢 I watched one lay an egg several years ago & haven't been able to eat eggs since.
@schrodingerscat1863
@schrodingerscat1863 7 ай бұрын
@@GG-mu4wg I suppose butchering a chicken for the pot would be totally out of the question then. Kind of pathetic really.
@GG-mu4wg
@GG-mu4wg 7 ай бұрын
@@schrodingerscat1863 Pathetic to be repulsed by killing animals and contracting chicken oraphaces? OK Dahmer..
@enemde3025
@enemde3025 7 ай бұрын
The majority of the eggs sold in the UK are FREE RANGE. Mine cost £1.65 ($2.04) for 6.
@yick39
@yick39 7 ай бұрын
Free range means that there's 10,000 chickens running around a barn I hate the word free range it's not what you think it is before you say anything look it up
@sammyrichardson7305
@sammyrichardson7305 7 ай бұрын
You are right that most are Free Range, and yes I believe that means thousands of chickens run around a barn, but you didn’t say anything that differs from that. Thank you for your post. We do T know what people think I guess
@shawniechew
@shawniechew 7 ай бұрын
⁠​⁠@@yick39free range in the Uk means that they must have continuous daytime access to runs which are mainly covered with vegetation and they must also live half their total life time outdoors, and no more than 13 birds per square metre and no more than 2,500 birds per hectare which is about the size of 2 football pitches, which is not 10,000 birds in a barn
@williampatrickfagan7590
@williampatrickfagan7590 7 ай бұрын
>I pay 2 .euro77 c for 6 large organic egges
@errnee
@errnee 7 ай бұрын
£1.50 half dozen at my local farm. Im super lucky to have this practically on my door step
@thomasmumw8435
@thomasmumw8435 7 ай бұрын
I bought some eggs yesterday, organic, from chickens who eat grass in a field. I was in my local supermarket(Morrisons) I picked up an egg box, chose which eggs I wanted from the big trays myself, one had a fluffy little feather on it! 🐔🐓🐣🐤🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🇬🇧❤️
@geoffpriestley7310
@geoffpriestley7310 7 ай бұрын
You can buy 1 egg at my local morrisons
@IndependentHeathen
@IndependentHeathen 7 ай бұрын
I kept free range hens. They do eat grass. Also worms and insects.
@thomasmumw8435
@thomasmumw8435 7 ай бұрын
Sorry, yes of course they eat worms, insects but they also peck at grass, dandelions, clover, weeds etc, etc and any grains, corn given whole or in pellet form.
@LSMSusan
@LSMSusan 7 ай бұрын
​​@@josephturner7569you are correct they mainly eat insects and worms but I think we all know what is meant by grass fed chicken it's a common term.
@helvete983
@helvete983 7 ай бұрын
I think the difference is Americans would be shocked if the eggs were dirty, whereas in the UK/EU we'd be suspicious if they were pristine. Finding a feather in an egg box is seen as a sign of freshness and quality.
@robertcampbell8027
@robertcampbell8027 7 ай бұрын
Our American daughter and her husband moved to the UK four years ago. They immediately noticed the higher quality of food there versus here in the US. It extends to nearly all food categories, but they said it was most noticeable in fresh fruits and veg and chocolate (more cocoa, not more sugar).
@davidmellish3295
@davidmellish3295 7 ай бұрын
In America you only need 10% cocca in milk chocolate but in the UK it needs to be 25% to be called chocolate, this can be much higher in some European countries. As someone who has lived in theUS and the UK I can say that British chocolate/candy is so much better than American. There are some foods that America does better but your chocolate is rubbish to be honest
@dragonsmonk
@dragonsmonk 7 ай бұрын
@@davidmellish3295 - true, EU regs are stating that "milk chocolate" aka the chocolate with the lowest cocoa parts has still to be a min. of 25%. However, gotta blame the germans for that sweet stuff...
@reactingtomyroots
@reactingtomyroots 7 ай бұрын
I bet!
@minimeme020
@minimeme020 7 ай бұрын
UK here, best eggs are sold at the side of the road, and are normally half the price of supermarket eggs. Even with todays increased prices I only pay £4 ($5) for a tray of 30 eggs. I know this country has it's issues, but I am grateful for the quality of our food, which a lot of the public are unaware of. I've grown up in a family of food producers and have worked in food production all my life, our laws for the most part are driven by science and food safety, the FSA works for the public NOT big business.
@stevenmutumbu2860
@stevenmutumbu2860 7 ай бұрын
I'm a londoner and I remember 2 years ago on our way to Bede, Cornwall we bought Duck eggs by the Roadsides, I th8nks 30 eggs was about 3:50£ ..very yummy🎉
@Carlin2810
@Carlin2810 7 ай бұрын
If only the Medical standards agency had the same standards,unfortunatly they get nearly 90% of their budget from the people theyre supposed to be regulating.
@rachelpenny5165
@rachelpenny5165 7 ай бұрын
​@@stevenmutumbu2860Before we moved to where we live now we used to have ducks in our back garden. They were shut in the duck shed at night due to foxes. We used to get 5 eggs a day from them. But when we moved to a council house we live in now it only had a corner garden (it's large according to other people) so there was not enough room for both the dogs and ducks. So we gave them away to the family that owned a shop where we bought the layers pellets for the ducks. I miss them but it was better to give them to someone who had room for them.
@stevenmutumbu2860
@stevenmutumbu2860 7 ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that because I've always leaved in the Capitals cities which is so Hectic,I honestly love uptown love will definitely do farming later in my life anytime I go away from London I feel more peace but when back even 15 min its like Hell police and AMBULANCES sirens killing us Slowly.
@minimeme020
@minimeme020 7 ай бұрын
@@stevenmutumbu2860 True story, I actually heard a siren last month in our village. Dunno what it was about. As for London I visit a couple of times a year. I love the hustle and bussle of the capital for a couple of days, but then can't wait to get home. I don't think I could ever contemplate living there.
@kernowman2768
@kernowman2768 7 ай бұрын
It's not just eggs, it's also American meat products with growth hormones. Chicken that's been bleached has also has caused uproar in the UK.
@ralphhathaway-coley5460
@ralphhathaway-coley5460 6 ай бұрын
To be fair they don't bleach chicken these days in America ........ they acid wash them now, still ain't going in my mouth though!
@kevanwillis4571
@kevanwillis4571 7 ай бұрын
Relatively little U.S. beef is imported to the U.K./E.U. because the growth hormones that are routinely used in the U.S. are banned.
@georgebarnes8163
@georgebarnes8163 7 ай бұрын
US beef also tends to be corn fed tasteless meat, hence why Americans have to cover their meat in sauces and gravy
@derbigpr500
@derbigpr500 7 ай бұрын
I once bought a steak from the US. Never again. Tasted absolutely horrible, I threw it away after one bite. There was a bitter artificial flavor to it. Nothing like the beef in Europe. I then realized why every steak recipe from the US involves covering the damn steak in a thick layer of rub that hides the meat flavor.
@miguelmonteiro7942
@miguelmonteiro7942 7 ай бұрын
I wouldn't buy any American food in Europe at all. My health is first.
@janicejohnson6372
@janicejohnson6372 7 ай бұрын
Animal husbandry in Britain and Europe is very strict, egg boxes tell you how the chickens are kept. Everyone I know who has been to the USA have complained about the food and the constipation it caused.
@billybudd5854
@billybudd5854 7 ай бұрын
I always look forward to eating out when I travel to the US, but somehow my appetite gets smaller and smaller the longer I stay there. I always end up feeling glad to get back to the UK and enjoying my food again.
@wallythewondercorncake8657
@wallythewondercorncake8657 7 ай бұрын
A lot of the time even the specific farm the product is from is marked on the packaging in some way, be it the actual name of the farm or a numerical code you can look up
@highhat5229
@highhat5229 7 ай бұрын
Even a change in water can cause constipation tho
@dragonsmonk
@dragonsmonk 7 ай бұрын
food in the US didn't cause constipation for me... more like my butt exploded for days on end...
@JaakJacobus
@JaakJacobus 7 ай бұрын
@@wallythewondercorncake8657 The code even contains the stable code. This is on farms with two or more stables. Multiple stable are more income efficient as the production highs and lows can overlap and produce a steadier income.
@anglo-swissjeff7539
@anglo-swissjeff7539 7 ай бұрын
Here in Switzerland we say "from the region for the region" just looked at a egg box with the name of the farmer on it "local" and the date when laid
@davidhall7811
@davidhall7811 7 ай бұрын
When I was growing up in the 80's the most common eggs in supermarket were from battery farmed eggs, however there has been a big consumer movement where people simply stopped buying battery farmed eggs. As a result of this those commercial farms had to change or go out of business. Now the vast vast majority are free range.
@noseboop4354
@noseboop4354 7 ай бұрын
How much longer people can afford to buy free range eggs with the current inflation crisis.
@reactingtomyroots
@reactingtomyroots 7 ай бұрын
That's good!
@bliss9654
@bliss9654 7 ай бұрын
@@noseboop4354, its not inflation, its over printing of our money which is now plastic, think of greece pre 2002 when people litterally had to spend hundreds of drachma to buy a loaf of bread, yes its inflating because they over printed the money. We used to have banking books with written unchangeable amounts now we have computers, that can change any amout at the press of a button.
@miguelmonteiro7942
@miguelmonteiro7942 7 ай бұрын
​@@noseboop4354 Have you compared the prices? Free range eggs are not that expensive. My health is first. I'm a disabled person, living on benefits. I prioritise my food over other buys. It's a matter of priorities.
@no-oneinparticular7264
@no-oneinparticular7264 7 ай бұрын
I've been eating British free range eggs for 70 yrs and thank goodness our rules are set, hopefully, in stone.
@KenFullman
@KenFullman 7 ай бұрын
Here in the UK it's quite common for me to have eggs for months before eating them. The last time I had an egg go "off" was over 40 years ago. If you just have them in their natural packaging (shell) they seem to last for ages.
@24magiccarrot
@24magiccarrot 7 ай бұрын
Worryingly some of our regulations were only set in stone if we remained part of the EU, a lot of our food standard regulations were tied to EU legislation and will likely be challenged by food producers post-Brexit
@KenFullman
@KenFullman 7 ай бұрын
@@24magiccarrot If we want to continue exporting to the EU those standards will still be enforced.
@24magiccarrot
@24magiccarrot 7 ай бұрын
@@KenFullman They don't need to be enforced with food sold domestically or to non-EU countries. Other countries have companies that have a two-tier standard for their food production one that adheres to their own guidelines and one that adheres to EU guidelines. But more importantly, it means supermarkets can look to import from non-EU countries that have lower standards and the overseas company won't need to change their production to sell to us. During the Brexit negotiations, Jeremy Corbyn proposed we maintain EU standards as a minimum, and it was shot down immediately by the Tories. They didn't shut it down without the intent of allowing reduced food standards
@ABC1701A
@ABC1701A 7 ай бұрын
@@24magiccarrot You do know that even before the EU your standards were higher, it was the EU who had to raise their standards to meet yours and not the other way around. Even now your standards are still HIGHER than the minimum EU standards are.
@philipmason9537
@philipmason9537 7 ай бұрын
Not just the U.K. but Europe and most of the world don’t commercially was their eggs and they stay fresh at room temperature for weeks. The cost in N.America of washing eggs and the thousands of extra staff required is added to the shop price !
@condorone1501
@condorone1501 7 ай бұрын
The UK is in Europe.
@philipmason9537
@philipmason9537 7 ай бұрын
@@condorone1501 This KZfaqr always seem to think that the subjects discussed apply ONLY to the U.K. and not the rest of Europe so I was making that point to him.
@faithpearlgenied-a5517
@faithpearlgenied-a5517 7 ай бұрын
​@@philipmason9537I don't think he thinks that as all. It's just that his channel concentrates on the UK and Ireland. He literally says 'the UK and Europe' numerous times when comparing it to the USA in this video. The narrator of the video he's watching also makes it clear that it's in the rest of Europe/, rest of the world too.
@jonathanj8303
@jonathanj8303 7 ай бұрын
I get UK/European eggs and stick them in the fridge anyway. They last even longer that way.
@kikixchannel
@kikixchannel 7 ай бұрын
@@jonathanj8303 Yes, but you are an end user. When you put them into the fridge, they leave it only when you are going to prepare food with them. When you store eggs in a fridge, then take them out for a while, then store them again, it will lead to potential issues, which is why eggs are not allowed to be refrigerated UNTIL they reach the customer, but customers can refrigerate them if they want to. Just don't store them on the doors of the fridge! When you open the fridge doors, the eggs are affected by the warm air of outside and that can cause thermal shock. If not, it can still cause small amount of water vapor to accumulate on them which is bad (part of the reason why eggs are mostly stored in cardboard which absorbs moisture very well).
@markjones127
@markjones127 7 ай бұрын
In 1988 I left home and went to college here in the UK, I lived in a dorm with 5 American exchange students from Wisconsin, they wouldn't eat our eggs because they weren't refrigerated in the store as they said they were a salmonella risk. Most British eggs are produced under the Lion scheme and have a lion printed onto the individual eggs, eggs produced this way they are seen as extremely low risk to the point where eating them raw is even viewed as quite safe.
@cyflym11
@cyflym11 7 ай бұрын
That's because the shells aren't washed to remove the protective 'bloom' which stops the shells absorbing bacteria. I've seen Americans react in complete horror that anyone should 'scrape the bowl' and eat what's left after putting the cake or cookie mix in the oven (the best bit of baking as we all know!), but I've been doing it for nearly 60 years and never had the slightest ill effect.
@Zetheek
@Zetheek 7 ай бұрын
Yeah I had the same thing, I let them know that the UK has around 5,000 cases of salmonella per year, where as the US has 1.3 million.
@kerrydoutch5104
@kerrydoutch5104 7 ай бұрын
Aussie here. Our egg regulations are pretty much the same as UK. Rule of thumb is if I buy them from the fridge I store them in the frisge. Off the shelf I store them that way. I also try and buy them from farms and backyards where the chickens have a good life. Wont buy battery farmed eggs. At all. Ever.
@w0033944
@w0033944 7 ай бұрын
Hi Steve; it's not so much an over-emphasis on cleanliness, more using a chemical to correct the consequences of bad practice.
@MrRancidity
@MrRancidity 7 ай бұрын
this fr though
@DMGamanda
@DMGamanda 7 ай бұрын
Exactly they don’t want to spend money on vaccines for the chickens which i guess are more expensive than washing the eggs!
@eidodk
@eidodk 7 ай бұрын
The actual reason why it's different, is the way safety is achieved. In the US, everything is allowed until it is PROVEN bad for you, while in the EU, everything is BANNED, unless it is proven GOOD for you.
@soylentgreenb
@soylentgreenb 7 ай бұрын
That’s just not true. We’re doing the same experimebt as the US with hyper-processed food, vegetable oil and margarines and sugar in everything. That’s the entire cause of the obesity and diabetes epidemic.
@no-oneinparticular7264
@no-oneinparticular7264 7 ай бұрын
@@soylentgreenb it is more true than not. Fats, sugar and additives have been cut down so much that you can virtually buy any "light" version of most foods. It's up to the consumer to boycott processed foods, to change things. Trouble is, even a pack of ham is classed as processed , and not everyone can afford the raw ham to cook themselves.
@eidodk
@eidodk 7 ай бұрын
@@soylentgreenb "Risk of causing cancer" is enough to get something banned in the EU. It's not in the US though, which is why artificial colors are as a whole either banned, or attatched to a warning in the EU, while they're perfectly fine in the US.
@psibug565
@psibug565 7 ай бұрын
I’m guessing you didn’t bother to watch the video?
@psibug565
@psibug565 7 ай бұрын
@@no-oneinparticular7264If the only choice in the supermarket is over sweetened bread then that’s what is bought. Guess which country has normal sliced bread that could be mistaken for cake.
@stuartfitch7093
@stuartfitch7093 7 ай бұрын
Hi Steve. Many people here in the UK will only eat free range eggs. Though I'm not rich, I'm one of them. Animal welfare is a big deal here in the UK. Happy hens lay good eggs. This also fits into our wider culture of using cleaner, more natural ingredients across the board. If you can remember way back to when you reacted to UK vs US McDonald's then you will remember that you was surprised by the fact McDonald's here in the UK uses free range eggs. That is because if they didn't, people would soon kick up a fuss, at least frown upon them as a company and many people as individuals like myself would go as far as to boycott them. So if they want our money, they have to use those free range eggs.
@noseboop4354
@noseboop4354 7 ай бұрын
With the worst poverty crisis in decades, we'll see how much longer UK people can afford free range eggs.
@bojo88
@bojo88 7 ай бұрын
@@noseboop4354 I work part time for minimum wage but when it comes to eggs, I won't compromise. I would rather go without than buy battery eggs.
@cyflym11
@cyflym11 7 ай бұрын
@@bojo88 Same here. I buy my eggs from the farm shop and would rather eat fewer than buy anything remotely 'factory' farmed. As it happens they are not that much more expensive than the supermarket ones so it's not a big sacrifice.
@thebeesnuts777
@thebeesnuts777 7 ай бұрын
Also animals in captivity won't reproduce, they have to go the extra mile by providing the right diet environment and housing, if all that fails they artificially induce pregnancy And they wonder why the phenomenon of people especially in Europe not having children explains a lot
@jeremypnet
@jeremypnet 7 ай бұрын
@@noseboop4354in my supermarket the free range eggs are the cheapest. The only other variety is organic free range. It’s not worth trying to sell factory farmed eggs because nobody would buy them.
@stewedfishproductions7959
@stewedfishproductions7959 7 ай бұрын
Growing up on the Wirral, our tinned and dried food was kept in cupboards, but the fresh food (vegetables etc.) was stored in 'the pantry' (a dry, cool, dark storage place!). We only got an actual 'fridge' in the early 60's, but much stuff still stayed in the pantry, including eggs. As long as you store eggs out of direct sunlight and in a cool area (away from drastic changes in temperature), they are IDEAL for perfect cooking and baking recipes.
@frglee
@frglee 7 ай бұрын
We didn't generally have home refridgerators in the UK until the early 60s, or frozen food for that matter, the USA had them decades earlier. Larders were used here to keep things cool - often a small room/cupboard in the kitchen with airbricks/wire gauze to the outside, allowing cool air to circulate. In warm weather, food was sometimes kept cool by a bowl inside a bowl with water, and a damp teatowel on top.
@nielsdebakker3283
@nielsdebakker3283 7 ай бұрын
In the us the eggs get washed before going to the store, doing so they remove a protecting layer of the eggshell. This is why us eggs have to be refrigerated and on our side of the pond you can store them outside the fridge.
@Flirkann
@Flirkann 7 ай бұрын
If unwashed, last a while if there isn't a steady demand
@michaelcole-hamer607
@michaelcole-hamer607 6 ай бұрын
Where on the wirral did you grow up? I've lived here for 26 years now and i couldn't imagine living anywhere else
@stewedfishproductions7959
@stewedfishproductions7959 6 ай бұрын
@@michaelcole-hamer607 Eastham...
@Sophie.S..
@Sophie.S.. 7 ай бұрын
You can buy factory farmed eggs in UK supermarkets but most people only buy free range eggs of which there are many brands to choose from in every supermarket (we are very aware of the terrible conditions factory farmed chickens are kept). I only buy free range. One of our supermarkets advertises they only use free range eggs in all their products.
@irene3196
@irene3196 7 ай бұрын
Scot here. I had my Sunday morning fry-up earlier, with a beautiful, orange-yoked, free-range egg. My local fishmonger sells them. If there is any dirt on the shells when I buy them then I'll wipe it off with a dry paper towel and store them on a cupboard shelf, not in the fridge.
@jeanlongsden1696
@jeanlongsden1696 7 ай бұрын
the reason that American food is full of chemicals is because the government don't pay for your healthcare, but they do make a ton of cash out of taxes. I live in Jersey in the Channel Islands and I buy my eggs from the local farm shop. they are fresh that sometimes they have chicken poop on them. I keep my eggs in a bowl on my kitchen counter at room temperature, as they do not need to be kept chilled.
@nepotism1661
@nepotism1661 7 ай бұрын
Chicken factories is the term we use but we always go for the free range which is where they can roam free
@sarahealey1780
@sarahealey1780 7 ай бұрын
The healthiest people are farmers, if you servive childhood on a farm your immune system is rock solid 👌
@GuyWets-zy5yt
@GuyWets-zy5yt 7 ай бұрын
All my mom family is from a farm 4th generation. Here in city, we re trying to buy farm products on markets or supermarkets...
@briz1965
@briz1965 7 ай бұрын
they are also the smartest, outstanding in their field!
@DKNguyen3.1415
@DKNguyen3.1415 7 ай бұрын
@@briz1965 I see what you did there.
@reactingtomyroots
@reactingtomyroots 7 ай бұрын
Very true!
@grahamhanks906
@grahamhanks906 7 ай бұрын
one of the reasons the british don't want american chickens is because of the terrible conditions chickens are kept in, which means the carcases have to be washed in detergents and sanitisers before going on sale, due to the high level of disease that festers in those conditions. the same applies to eggs, if you keep the chickens in sanitary conditions there is no need to wash the eggs. Even over here though, milk and eggs from a farm are always going to be better than any convenience store products. Just as meat from a traditional butchers will surpass anything you get from a supermarket.
@lancethrust9488
@lancethrust9488 7 ай бұрын
I HEARD UK MCDONDALDS FRIES ONLY 3 INGREDIENTS , AND USA HAS 17
@isthatthetimealready
@isthatthetimealready 7 ай бұрын
We have been using the term Factory Farming for the caged hens since the 1980’s, and for those who don’t want their Chickens or eggs to be produced use the term Free Range. I’m not sure which was first We seem to strive for better animal husbandry as a nation of consumers. I only buy free range eggs, or chicken (I’m not sure if they had a large enough area to walk around in for them to have had a good life, but they didn’t live in a wire cage with only inches of movement)
@LSMSusan
@LSMSusan 7 ай бұрын
I haven't bought an egg that wasn't free range for over 20years and I think that goes for most people. Also when I can afford it i buy beef and chicken from a farmer that follows regenerative practices so they have both lived on a field and eaten mainly grass all its life.
@Ian..
@Ian.. 7 ай бұрын
I get my eggs from the farm here in England. The birds have around 10 acres to roam in - they often come down to the gate to say hello. The eggs are by far the best I have ever had.
@HXT_916
@HXT_916 7 ай бұрын
My sister in law has lived in New York for 40 years. When she visits us in England, she can’t believe the difference in food quality, taste and standards. She often says America is like a backwards third world country compared to Europe and UK, especially with healthcare, workers rights, gun control, education and food.
@GuyWets-zy5yt
@GuyWets-zy5yt 7 ай бұрын
And she has to know quality in France Italy Belgium...
@GuyWets-zy5yt
@GuyWets-zy5yt 7 ай бұрын
USA is the only rich country where Health is not a Right in Constitution...even poor countries have it
@sparkythemagicpiano2867
@sparkythemagicpiano2867 7 ай бұрын
I have lived in the US multiple times for work ( British military) and trust me, she is absolutely correct.
@ABC1701A
@ABC1701A 7 ай бұрын
I've a friend who's originally from the US. Now when she goes back even if she only buys organic and makes her own bread - or buys from small bakeries - she still finds herself being ill after a week or so. Then when she returns here it takes her a month or more to recover and get back to being herself again. Even their organic food is contaminated with something (and she's largely vegetarian, ONLY vegetarian when she goes to the US) which causes her serious health issues
@chrisaris8756
@chrisaris8756 7 ай бұрын
You are dead right. This obsession with cleanliness is probably counter productive. I was a child in the U.K. in the 50s. We had no refrigerator and perishable food was just stored in a larder that may have been slightly cooler than the rest of the house. Well ok, much cooler in the winter as we only had heating in one room. True my mother would not keep perishables for days (couldn’t afford to we were somewhat poor!) but as long as it wasn’t green when it wasn’t supposed to be or it didn’t walk out the larder on it’s own it was fine. The human nose is very good at detecting stuff that’s off. And we never got ill with any kind of food poisoning. There was a saying then, “you’ll eat a peck of dirt before you die so get it down you“ A peck was a measure of weight - about 10lbs. Sticking use by dates on food causes so much waste as they are usually well before the food is actually off. We still apply the “is it green and sniff test” seems to work! Our friends are obsessed with food hygiene and are always ill - go figure eh? And by the way we never keep eggs in the fridge and have never had a bad one!!
@thomasmumw8435
@thomasmumw8435 7 ай бұрын
Agree, when I was 17yrs old I worked in a riding stables, lived in a chalet next to a stream, we kept our milk suspended in the water to keep cool!
@prezzeruk4054
@prezzeruk4054 7 ай бұрын
I had a yoghurt last week that was 5 days out of date. Smelled and tasted fine, didnt get ill at all. Its a con to keep u at the supermarket. Obviously food does go off, but theres so much waste these days its unreal. Wheres the just stop food waste protestors at?
@DarkSister.
@DarkSister. 7 ай бұрын
I'm from the UK, we've been to the States 8 times. Every time we go I have a bad stomach, and my husband, who is insulin dependent diabetic... doesn't need insulin over there?!!! Wtf?! I'm very happy we have regulations in place to actually help people. The massive difference in my opinion is this .. The UK government run out health services, so it's in their best interest to do as much as possible to stop people getting ill from eating shite. The health service in the USA is run by greedy capitalists who have bought out anyone who could actually do something about it, so the food makes you sick, you have to go to the hospital and spend extortionate amounts of money to get well, they all get their pockets lined meanwhile the citizens have to carry on eating shite that's extremely bad for them, but it keeps you going back to the hospital $$$$$
@Richiecandylover
@Richiecandylover 7 ай бұрын
In school we are always told to wash your hands after handling eggs and raw meat, and I’d prefer to do this personally! Anyway good hand hygiene is essential with food production
@adrianrussell1476
@adrianrussell1476 7 ай бұрын
The majority of out uk eggs are free range, which means the chickens are allowed to roam, not restricted to the battery farming method. This much better for life style of the chickens. As for the shelf life of our eggs - I spoke with a farmer who was selling his eggs on a market stall about the ‘use by’ date put on egg cartons and how much we should stick by them. He told me not to take any notice of it, that an egg would be perfectly good for at least a month after that date. I have followed this advice and have happily eaten eggs well after the use by date and found them perfect. I have even had the odd little feather attached to the shell. I say, “great”, this proves it is straight from the farm to me, without be washed or sprayed with chemicals. The chance of getting salmonella is virtually nil, because the chickens are all injected against salmonella, which in turn protects their eggs. The US may think we are not keeping up with the times, but I would rather have my food unadulterated, and as natural as possible.
@joeandersen9038
@joeandersen9038 7 ай бұрын
I have seen free range egg farms, and i would not call the living conditions for the chicken good. They are still cramped together in very little space.
@rachelpenny5165
@rachelpenny5165 7 ай бұрын
I don't go by the dates on eggs at all. If I am not sure whether an egg is okay to eat or not I put it in a bowl of cold water. If it sinks it is fine, if not it has gone off.
@cyflym11
@cyflym11 7 ай бұрын
@@rachelpenny5165 Same here. I don't know why people panic so over storing eggs as it's simple enough to avoid eating a bad one.
@Cunning.Stunt7
@Cunning.Stunt7 7 ай бұрын
Buying a dozen eggs in a supermarket/local shop, straight off the ambient shelf (not the fridge) and finding little fluffy feathers stuck to one or two, is probably an alien concept to Americans. As well as keeping eggs ambient at home for 2 weeks.
@MostlyPennyCat
@MostlyPennyCat 7 ай бұрын
Hey Steve, in the UK we can buy 3 different types of eggs. From worst husbandry to best: 3) Caged (Battery) Farm eggs (American style) 2) Barn Eggs (not caged, free to roam indoors with an 'enriched' environment (toys to play with) 1) Free Range (living the life outdoors, taken into the fox proof barn/coop at night) 1) Free Range Eggs
@maryrichardson8790
@maryrichardson8790 7 ай бұрын
Some supermarkets have different varieties of free range eggs, not even just one. So much better!
@andromeda232
@andromeda232 7 ай бұрын
I could not imagine seeing a complety clean egg, I buy half a dozen from Tesco, Sainsbury's etc and I have found them with feathers and chicken poo on them. find it strange strange that american chickens are mostly unvaccinated , but I suppose that would mean costs that the farmer might not be able or willing to afford. As to the samonella risk just washing your hands after handling raw eggs cuts down the risk.
@kikixchannel
@kikixchannel 7 ай бұрын
If the hen is afflicted by salmonella, the egg has it inside. Washing your hands won't do you any good. Eggs in Europe can be eaten raw because there is no salmonella at the source (the chickens themselves). At that point, there is little need to wash your hands as well. Just lightly wash the eggs before you crack them raw if you can clearly see stuff sticking to them.
@AlexaFaie
@AlexaFaie 6 ай бұрын
@@maynardssoblue3839 No they aren't. Did you not watch the video where it said they are not washed here?
@euricofrade6728
@euricofrade6728 7 ай бұрын
Most of the food regulations in the UK were originated in the EU. After Brexit, UK politicians tried to loosen laws and regulations, but luckily they didn't succeed.
@TheBaconWizard
@TheBaconWizard 7 ай бұрын
Technically true, but guess which country led the charge on getting those laws and regulations passed?
@cyflym11
@cyflym11 7 ай бұрын
We've always been ahead of the EU in animal welfare. For instance I would never buy any bacon that wasn't British because of the inhumane way pigs are kept in European countries. Look up their multi-storey factory farms where sows are in cages where they can't even turn around and their piglets have to come under the bars to suckle. It makes me feel sick. We have never had such practices in our country. We also don't go in for force feeding geese or transporting horses for days on end with no respite, food or water so that they are half dead when they arrive for slaughter. We don't eat horses full stop. When new rules were brought in regarding cage sizes for egg production a blind eye was turned to the fact that EU farmers failed to comply, while our farmers almost bankrupted themselves in order to follow the directives.
@TheBaconWizard
@TheBaconWizard 7 ай бұрын
@@cyflym11 I thoroughly agree.
@cyflym11
@cyflym11 7 ай бұрын
@@TheBaconWizard Thank you. And let's not forget when the French farmers were on strike and protested against British export of sheep by setting fire to a lorry and burning 219 sheep alive which is such a horrifically cruel act I can barely believe anyone would even consider it. They also poisoned 94 sheep on another truck, slit the throats of sheep on another and doused others with insecticide. Another thing they did was throw live British sheep at French police shields. It beggars belief that any of these barbarians could call themselves farmers. No British farmer would consider treating any animal like that. Yet gullible fools actually think that the EU has been keeping US in line with regards to animal welfare! So much brainwashing and they lapped it up.
@TheBaconWizard
@TheBaconWizard 7 ай бұрын
@@cyflym11 Well the EU definitely enforces animal welfare and food standards at a level way out-of-reach for most USA producers. But the UK were always a major driving force in increasing those standards, writing legislation etc. And as you've rightly said, when given the legislation we go by the letter and others kinda sorta think about it if they can be bothered. This goverment have saught to do-away with those standards, that being one of many "advantages" to Brexit, but our farming community and general public don't want it.
@hellmalm
@hellmalm 7 ай бұрын
I only buy free-range eggs here in Sweden, cost a little bit more but not much. I think those kinds of practices really should be encouraged.
@Stevesolo1950
@Stevesolo1950 7 ай бұрын
I live in on the edge of a small town in Devon UK, all I have to do is walk 50 yards to get farm fresh, free range eggs. They're left in a box at the end of the lane with an honesty box £1.50 a half dozen.
@marksmith1944
@marksmith1944 7 ай бұрын
Great footage & info Steve 👍🌟.It’s very educational , there are lots of Plus and Negative points in this. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. I’m from England and I don’t store my eggs in the fridge and they’re normally eaten within a week. I always buy food that I’m going to eat not so that you can hang around in the fridge or outside the fridge and go off, that would be a waste of money. For food that I wish to last longer, I use my freezer. Steve, keep up with your great videos, I always look forward to them. Bye for now.👍🌟👏🏻👌🏻
@graemehooper
@graemehooper 7 ай бұрын
As a British man we make it a political issue about food! If they don’t take on the peoples concerns they will be voted out! Every vote counts!
@reactingtomyroots
@reactingtomyroots 7 ай бұрын
Makes sense!
@alexmckee4683
@alexmckee4683 7 ай бұрын
Most of the regulations came from the EU and ordinary people weren't consulted at all. The UK politicians had no say in it really, it was either accept the EEC/EU regulations or lose access to the common market. Fortunately for the most part EU food standards were well considered and good. Also voting in first past the post elections in the UK rarely has any real effect. Due to the split of parties and the boundaries, on average each MP in the UK was only elected by 40% of the voters in the constituency. Then due to the split of seats the vote of each person has differing electoral power in each constituency. The smallest constituency is around 22,000 voters while the largest is 110,000 voters. The voting power of each voter in the smallest constituency is 5 times greater than that of the voter in the largest constituency. Then the government is formed from a majority of parliamentary seats which can be razor thin, just one seat. So probably somewhat less than a third of all votes actually matter in forming the government. On top of that, 9 million people aren't even registered to vote and of the people who are on average only around 70% actually do. So our "democratically elected" government is elected by about a 1/3 of 70% of the registered voters, and registered voters only make up around 86% of the population. Every vote certainly does not count.
@rickb3645
@rickb3645 7 ай бұрын
I feel your frustration my friend... My sister used to raise Ducks and Geese on her property here in the UK... Where she would house them overnight in a large hut to prevent attacks by foxes... But from early morning until dusk... They would be allowed to roam freely outside in a large fenced area... And every morning she would collect and sell their Eggs that they had produced... Many locals in the area used to buy both Duck Eggs and Goose Eggs from her regularly... And they absolutely loved those rich tasting fresh Eggs... The Egg Yolks were incredibly dark... Almost like a dark Orange... Rather than a yellow colour... She used to have a pair of rubber gloves where she would gently remove any loose debris from the Egg before boxing them in an Egg carton... But she would never dream of washing any of them... Her customers clearly knew that these were fresh organic Eggs... And they knew that they could rinse them under cold running water just prior to their use... And then wash and dry their hands thoroughly before continuing to cook... Humans have been consuming Eggs for centuries... And it's only in the last 50 years since the early 1970's... That the U.S. decided to change how they treated Eggs... Going completely against the way that the rest of he world farms their Eggs... So that they now have... More regulations... More red tape... More costs involved for Egg producers complying with the Egg washing directives that are required by law... And for the extra costs involved in the refrigerated transportation of Eggs... And those storage costs that the grocery stores incur just to refrigerate and safely store their Eggs.🥚
@helencooper2621
@helencooper2621 7 ай бұрын
I'm from the UK, and to be honest I'm so pleased!! To see what you guys eat, you are truly welcome to it!! I'm happy that over in the UK our food safety standards are well above and beyond the standards over in the USA.
@MrBurtonshaw
@MrBurtonshaw 7 ай бұрын
Can't beat a lovely Welsh free range egg.... that doesn't need freezing. From what I understand, chicken in the US factory system have to be given a lot of anti-biotics. They have to be washed before sale due to the environment they are hatched into. Washing destroys the protective layer on the eggs so they have to be refrigerated.
@viquiben4919
@viquiben4919 7 ай бұрын
The color of the egg shell depends on the chicken breed. There are some breeds that lay blue shell eggs and they're considered a delicatessen.
@perry714.
@perry714. 7 ай бұрын
Not sure if there is chickens that lay eggs with a blue shell but there is certainly a breed of ducks that do, they’re delicious aswell. Smaller than a chicken egg but bigger than a Quayle egg but so so tasty
@georgebarnes8163
@georgebarnes8163 7 ай бұрын
more to do with what the birds eat than the breed
@saxon-mt5by
@saxon-mt5by 7 ай бұрын
The colour of the shell does depend on the breed; I have dark brown (Burford Browns), orange (Chestnut Marans), white, and blue (Bluebell Araucanas) in my larder, and have in the past had green eggs - I forget which breed they were!@@georgebarnes8163
@brigidsingleton1596
@brigidsingleton1596 7 ай бұрын
​@@perry714. Quayle is Anthony Quayle (actor) _Quail_ is the small game bird. (I don't think Anthony_Quayle lays _eggs_ of any colour !!😊)
@viquiben4919
@viquiben4919 7 ай бұрын
@@georgebarnes8163 no, that has to do with the yolk's color, that goes from pale yellow to reddish orange due to the accumulation of pigments present in the chickens' diet. In fact, organic egg yolks use to be paler. Shell color is always on the chicken's breed. Just do some research.
@peterdonnelly4495
@peterdonnelly4495 6 ай бұрын
Glad to see a guy who is honest and even handed. Just subscribed, love the channel.
@zeb3144
@zeb3144 7 ай бұрын
I've kept hens for years and the safest way of cleaning shite off the shells is brush it off when dry. Oh and store them at room temperature. You dont eat the shell remember.
@whiskers1776
@whiskers1776 7 ай бұрын
I never buy caged hen eggs I always buy free range or organic eggs
@t.a.k.palfrey3882
@t.a.k.palfrey3882 7 ай бұрын
US eggs are also banned in New Zealand and Australia. At present, Eggs from 21 US states are also banned in Canada.
@Chris17198
@Chris17198 7 ай бұрын
Hey Steve …. I’m a British citizen and recently came across your channel … after binge watching I’ve been happy to subscribe to your channel … for one reason mostly …and that’s because your attitude towards what you feel most about is very much like myself … you would constantly hear me putting the world to right.. especially your governmental departments .. and not to mention food manufacturers are allowed to get away with … In the uk packaging is clearly marked with what fat , saturated fats , salt , and flavourings are etc etc are contained in the food products.. as to getting eggs from the local farmers ..we’ll it’s just as hard as you stated …not only that they are usually at a higher price … with the cost of living crisis at the present folk are likely to by from the supermarket ..to save money … and even then the prices are just as pricey …so we’re stuffed …
@claregale9011
@claregale9011 7 ай бұрын
Free range for me and a lot of people i I know will only buy free range eggs , we kept ducks for a few years and their eggs were the best I've ever tasted 😋. Eggcelent video Steve. 😁
@EAFXtrader
@EAFXtrader 7 ай бұрын
I buy my eggs from a lovely lady at my local car boot sale. She charges £8 for a tray of 30 free range eggs, and they are bloody delicious. They have large orange yolks, not the horrible yellow ones from the supermarket
@stephanie5899
@stephanie5899 7 ай бұрын
I was so affected by you're video on the difference on food that i put together a box of a few bits for you,im afraid no eggs, im sending it to you're PO box, a little bit of Cornwall heading to you, as for eggs, ive had chickens and you cant beat collecting them fresh each day, i dont keep eggs in the fridge nor duck eggs, you cant beat straight from the farm produce 😊
@thomasmumw8435
@thomasmumw8435 7 ай бұрын
Hi, from Camborne area!! Glad you're sending Steve some items, he watched a video recently on St Ives!
@stephanie5899
@stephanie5899 7 ай бұрын
@thomasmumw8435 Yeah, I commented on that one and the Eden project, which I'm not far from, I'm hoping Steve has a kettle as I've sent Cornish tea and coffee, my American brother in law heated water in the microwave and never drank tea or coffee, couldn't get my head around that, I've also put some proper chocolate in 😋 we are very lucky here in the UK and especially lucky living in a rural village, my boys and I had fun putting a box together, im teaching them a little kindness and doing something nice, in a crazy world, goes a long way 🥰
@reactingtomyroots
@reactingtomyroots 7 ай бұрын
That's so awesome! Very much appreciated. :) My daughter's gonna be excited. haha
@jenanization
@jenanization 7 ай бұрын
I recommend Adventures And Naps, by a Canadian lady who has lived in England for 7 years. She knows us so well.
@Camillediadeverde
@Camillediadeverde 7 ай бұрын
The reason you have to have them refrigerated is because all the washing and sanitising them makes the shells weak and vulnerable to bacteria. In the UK and Europe the shell protects them from bacteria.
@helenwood8482
@helenwood8482 7 ай бұрын
We get our eggs from an organic box scheme, delivered to us every week. The chickens live happy, outdoor lives and the eggs taste fantastic. Even normal free range eggs are very good.
@vinnyganzano1930
@vinnyganzano1930 7 ай бұрын
I spent many summers in Northern and Southern Ireland at farms of distant relations. The eggs were collected every morning, milk was taken straight from the cows, chicken that were for the pot got necked, rabbits which caused damage to the crops were taken out and I learned to do all these things. I was rarely seriously ill as a kid unless I caught something from another kid when I got home to Glasgow. I'd like to live in the US but your food actually does put me off.
@chrisperyagh
@chrisperyagh 7 ай бұрын
HAHAHA! I was watching the video showing the eggs being washed and processed and could see you out the corner of my eye shaking your head throughout that segment!
@ChimpManZ1264
@ChimpManZ1264 7 ай бұрын
One other regulation I believe he's missed is the UK does not approve battery hens anymore. All eggs and meat must come from hens that roam and not kept in caged conditions.
@schrodingerscat1863
@schrodingerscat1863 7 ай бұрын
Battery farming is still allowed in the UK, it just isn't done much now because most people only buy free range eggs these days. You will find the cheap supermarket eggs are still intensively farmed.
@Bridget410
@Bridget410 7 ай бұрын
In the UK eggs have an 8 week shelf life in supermarkets. We don't keep them in the fridge. 'In the United Kingdom, for example, producers instead vaccinate laying hens to prevent the transmission of salmonella. They then rely on a thin, naturally occurring coating called the cuticle, to prevent any contamination from the outside of the shell penetrating the egg. British authorities actually discourage refrigerating eggs on the theory that chilling and then warming could create condensation, which would allow salmonella to penetrate the shell.' 'In the U.S., this cuticle is removed during washing and even though some producers replace it with a light synthetic coating, regulations still require refrigeration.'
@g-man4297
@g-man4297 7 ай бұрын
I do and always have.
@TheGramophoneGirl
@TheGramophoneGirl 7 ай бұрын
@@g-man4297 I think they mean in the supermarket? I keep mine in the fridge after purchase.
@kmaggs7804
@kmaggs7804 7 ай бұрын
We dont as they're porous.
@g-man4297
@g-man4297 7 ай бұрын
@@TheGramophoneGirl That's what I mean, once home they go in the fridge.
@mirrrie
@mirrrie 7 ай бұрын
They shouldn't be in the fridge.
@joanbonner5076
@joanbonner5076 7 ай бұрын
Most of the eggs sold in the supermarket in the uk are free range £3 for 12
@morbidsnails1913
@morbidsnails1913 7 ай бұрын
In my experience, eggs in America taste very bland and have a pale yellow yolk. Whilst eggs here in England have a far richer taste and the yolks are almost a deep orange. Our bacon is also far superior but that's a whole other discussion.
@christinepage181
@christinepage181 7 ай бұрын
I don't use hand sanitiser, I just wash my hands with soap before touching, eating or preparing food. The only time I would use a sanitiser, is if I am out and pop into a coffee shop for a coffee and sandwich, then I would use it to clean my hands. You can become too clean and it kills your immune system. I remember when I was growing up in the 50's the eggs invariably had dirt etc on them, but we all survived and didn't suffer from salmonella.
@philiprice7875
@philiprice7875 6 ай бұрын
a young mom at work told a story about peeling off the skin from pigs shank and found her 3yo kid playing with it after fallen onto floor i said to her bet she loved it the tuff skin and gooee fat made a great texture combo and a 3yo NEEDS fats
@TheGramophoneGirl
@TheGramophoneGirl 7 ай бұрын
Many (most?) eggs in the UK are free-range too, meaning the bird has access to move about. I think some can head outside if they so wish - even on a commercial scale. The extra cost for all these regulations isn't that much as 12 free-range eggs cost £2.60 ($3.20). I can live with that. Some cheaper brands (that still comply to welfare regs) come in at £1.66 for 10 eggs ($2.05). It's a price worth paying to ensure safety and animal welfare.
@jogan1960
@jogan1960 7 ай бұрын
I have watched a few of your videos now, i am so grateful that I live in England. The multi national companies seem to run the US
@deanmitchell4233
@deanmitchell4233 7 ай бұрын
I get my eggs from a friend who has his own chickens, mostly they come to me a bit dirty but quick clean and they're perfect, I have never had any health issues eating his eggs......and they taste soooooo much better than the shops.
@jillybrooke29
@jillybrooke29 7 ай бұрын
You are sensible about food Steve, some Americans probably don't care less, We have brown eggs mostly in UK.
@richardfrais_backyard_projects
@richardfrais_backyard_projects 7 ай бұрын
great video steve! i never refrigerate eggs, mostly as i find that refrigerated eggs break more easily when cooking over easy! imo if its not stored refrigerated in the shop dont refrigerated it at home! unless of course it states refrigerate after opening haha
@asseyez-vous6492
@asseyez-vous6492 7 ай бұрын
The fresher the egg, the harder it is to keep in one piece when cooking (generally speaking).
@paulusbexkens4392
@paulusbexkens4392 7 ай бұрын
The USA is really a country were money and profit goes beyond human rights
@lesleyhawes6895
@lesleyhawes6895 7 ай бұрын
Or, as we used to say, "The price of everything, and the value of nothing!"
@KernowGB
@KernowGB 7 ай бұрын
I get my eggs from a farm chickens are free to run round outside not locked inside, and the eggs go a work top they bin ok :) no need to keep them in a Fridge
@corringhamdepot4434
@corringhamdepot4434 7 ай бұрын
In the UK all our eggs are marked with a "Best Before" 28 days after the date they were laid. "If refrigerated you can eat them 2-3 weeks after the best-before date. That said, the quality, taste, and texture won’t be the same and they need to be cooked thoroughly". A major problem with US eggs is that they need to be kept refrigerated from farm to consumer. I just wouldn't trust eggs imported into the UK from the US. As we are not used to handling eggs that way. One slip up along the way, and we would have a major health problem.
@brittag.pedersen5340
@brittag.pedersen5340 7 ай бұрын
....why should the US politicians ban stuff i food if they are in the pocket of the food companies...and in companies in general? Money comes before health and people! It is so obvious in many cases....The right words are easy to speak as as Politician but action are more difficult it seems!
@klee3248
@klee3248 7 ай бұрын
I mean come on, do we (the Brits) want American canned chicken soaked in bleach on supermarket shelves?
@steve1711
@steve1711 7 ай бұрын
I buy raw milk from my local farm in the UK. They also have chickens that run around the farm eating bugs that they find. The farm sells these eggs - often they are still warm as they have to push the hens off the eggs. Have never washed an egg in my life.
@SharpblueCreative
@SharpblueCreative 7 ай бұрын
I am in the U.K. and grew up on a farm. We kept chickens and the eggs came direct from the chicken coop.
@Krislights1
@Krislights1 7 ай бұрын
I can tell you why Kinder eggs are banned in the States, too.. and nothing to do with small toys.. the little plastic shells are used for drugs smuggling as capsules..😉🚔
@CiaraOSullivan1990
@CiaraOSullivan1990 7 ай бұрын
That has nothing to do with it. It because it's illegal for any food item to contain a non-food item within it in the United States. Also, those plastic shells are not particularly good for smuggling drugs as they are too hard. A few layers of plastic wrap and a couple of condoms works much better. If the package it more malleable then it's a lot easier to swallow and pass afterwards. It also allows you to make longer and thinner packages too, which actually makes it possible to fit a lot more drugs in each package. It's a lot harder to detect softer packages with a longer shape as well because it has more natural appearance on any scanning device capable of detecting it internally.
@philiprice7875
@philiprice7875 6 ай бұрын
@@CiaraOSullivan1990 if that so why do breakfast cereals have toys in them?. i think real reason kinder eggs are banned is amercian kids are too stupid to realise your not supposed to eat the toy
@tracyr2842
@tracyr2842 7 ай бұрын
I bought eggs a few weeks ago from Aldi and when I got them home, they were white shell. My partner refused to eat them 😂 🇬🇧
@neiltonks4627
@neiltonks4627 7 ай бұрын
Shell colour is determined by the breed of hen.
@jeanlongsden1696
@jeanlongsden1696 7 ай бұрын
hahaha. I guess they don't know that a hen can lay both white and brown eggs. does your partner also reuse to eat red cabbage?
@sarahwaterfield1428
@sarahwaterfield1428 7 ай бұрын
It is the breed of hen that determines the hen. I bought some blue shelled o e the other week. Guessing your partner would have freaked. Washing doesn't affect shell colour, genetics does.
@tarantulagirl666
@tarantulagirl666 7 ай бұрын
Why? That's so weird! 😂 one of my hens lays blue eggs. They're all pretty much the same. I honestly can't taste the difference between shop eggs and my own hens eggs but everyone who buys eggs from me says they taste much better than shop eggs but there is literally no difference going by shell colour
@kimarnill7648
@kimarnill7648 7 ай бұрын
Different Breeds of hen different shades of colour to eggs , I bought light blue organic eggs last week.
@faithpearlgenied-a5517
@faithpearlgenied-a5517 7 ай бұрын
I only buy free range eggs, they're £2.10 for 12 eggs. It's mad that you have to go out of your way and spend so much to get them :/
@sophieandwayne
@sophieandwayne 7 ай бұрын
We have a lot of free range eggs in the U.K. and yes they are tasty. Try and support your local farmers, more natural.
@PHDarren
@PHDarren 7 ай бұрын
US food production seems to add too many procedures and processes each one capable of creating a new problem, needing more solutions and procedures to fix it, creating the possibility of more problems, etc..... additives to make things last longer, then more additives to take away the side effects of the first additive.
@Julmaa87
@Julmaa87 7 ай бұрын
Food in the UK overall is definitely very heavily regulated, even the worst foods we eat are better for us than the worst foods or even not the worst foods the US have access to. When are you coming to the UK Steve? I suggest checking Devon / Cornwall if you're coming here.
@JamesAHirons_
@JamesAHirons_ 7 ай бұрын
Worked in an egg factory for 11 years. We even had to wear hairnets. A lot of substandard eggs were put into a machine called a melange, where the shell was separated and the rest bucketed up and sent to cake factories and bakeries. Remember that next time you get an M&S chocolate pudding lol. Dropped eggs were scooped up and also melanged, the resulting smoothie was shipped away to pet food factories. The grossest things were blood eggs, where the chicken had haemorrhaged as it formed. Those light machines in this vid usually detected them.
@Whiteshirtloosetie
@Whiteshirtloosetie 7 ай бұрын
When buying eggs here in the UK sometimes I buy the cheaper ones, other times same store, top shelf a bit more expensive choose large yoke, or perhaps specific Chicken breed or Duck eggs. Some rich in taste darker almost orange yoke. At home always go in the Larder cupboard never in a Fridge. Also (within reason) never have to worry about the date.
@Trippitaka2
@Trippitaka2 7 ай бұрын
We didn't talk about why eggs are white in the US. This is really strange to anyone in the UK. And I think our brown eggs are very strange to anyone in the US. I can't remember what the reason is. Are they genetically modified to give them white shells? For me, the rule of thumb is that the browner the shell, then the darker and richer the yolk.
@egriffiths8993
@egriffiths8993 7 ай бұрын
White chicken produce white eggs. Most of our hens are brown so produce brown eggs. No big mystery.
@Trippitaka2
@Trippitaka2 7 ай бұрын
@egriffiths8993 OK, but some eggs are browner than others. Does that mean that the chicken is browner? In either case I still feel like the browner eggs have the deeper more flavourful yolks. Is there a link in the colour, or something genetically different about paler chickens that produce eggs that look and taste different?
@markjohn4203
@markjohn4203 7 ай бұрын
​@Trippitaka2 No, in the UK you can buy mixed white and brown eggs in the same box. They taste the same. Your mind is saying brown eggs yum because up eat that colour mostly. However, in the USA the eggs do taste quite bland compared to the UK and France, i have US relatives. The US bread also tastes really weird because it's made with corn syrup !!
@Trippitaka2
@Trippitaka2 7 ай бұрын
@markjohn4203 I've had eggs in the US a lot of times too, so maybe I am just associating bland pale American eggs with those white shells.
@igeekling
@igeekling 7 ай бұрын
Ok children, settle down for some history. What determines the colour of the eggshell is just simply the breed of chicken that lays it. There are breeds with white eggs, reddish brown eggs, yellowish brown eggs, green eggs, blue eggs, etc etc. That's all, nothing more strange than the corgi equivalent chicken have different looking eggs from a poodle equivalent chicken. So, back in the day, Victorian/Edwardian type long ago. Whiteness was all the rage. White foods were more sophisticated, more genteel, just the prettiest. So white shelled eggs brought a premium price at the market. While brown eggs, as those are the most common shell colours, were... Well... A bit common, dirty, good enough for the farmers and country folks perhaps. But not really for a more discerning urban person with standards. So yeah, white eggs became the norm. Even in the UK. Because farmers aren't stupid. If them stuck up city folks pay more for a white egg, we'll keep those breeds of chicken that lays those eggs. Then somewhere round the 1980-ies 1990-ies, and some of us who remember such distant past are still alive, the whole factory farming and animal cruelty especially in egg production. Became something people actually cared about. By now since pretty much all production eggs were white egg breed hens, brown eggs breeds were mostly the domain of people who keep their own chickens in the garden, who got nerdy about preserving old country breeds. Kinda like the breeds with blueish and greenish eggs are from breeds not common in production farming today. But can be found in a chicken fancier's coop. Thus bown eggs got the association of laid by happy hens. Non-caged hens that roam the farmyard (or garden) freely picking in the dirt and eating bugs. And white eggs associated with atrocious conditions of the factory farm. Since farmers again aren't stupid, over the next decade, switched to predominantly brown eggs breeds. As those now bring the premium price. So here we are now. In the UK. The standard egg on the supermarket shelf is brown, and there is a general distrust of white eggs. Even if people don't remember why they distrust white eggs. Or were not alive when this change happened and have picked it up from previous generations.
@johnt8998
@johnt8998 7 ай бұрын
If the US accepted UK eggs while the UK rejected US eggs, it would be like admitting that the UK produces better quality eggs than the US does..
@alastairmatheson3245
@alastairmatheson3245 7 ай бұрын
There is an old saying here in the UK. "You'll eat a peck of dirt before you die".
@rogerb68
@rogerb68 7 ай бұрын
I feel your pain and frustration Steve..Great video 🇬🇧😁👍🏻
@reactingtomyroots
@reactingtomyroots 7 ай бұрын
haha thanks! :)
@peterjones6507
@peterjones6507 7 ай бұрын
Why does the US have drugs and food handled by a single agency? A massive conflict of interest is baked into the system.
@noseboop4354
@noseboop4354 7 ай бұрын
Nah, their food is basically as toxic as drugs, the system is working as intended.
@lesdonovan7911
@lesdonovan7911 7 ай бұрын
Hi Steve, we kept chicken when I was younger, I am surprised that more Americans do not kept chicken out from the cities you have so much more space than us, I suppose you would have problems with wildlife, our only problem is foxes,
@bevhardy2137
@bevhardy2137 7 ай бұрын
I noticed when I was in the USA that I had to search really hard for free range eggs. I was shocked at the thought of how many people were buying eggs that had come from battery chickens. It is such a cruel practice. In the UK, it is the other way around: it is hard to find eggs that are not free range. This is because people just will not buy them due to the cruelty involved.
@fortuna7469
@fortuna7469 7 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you! For an American you seem to be exceptionally knowledgeable.
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