Eggs

[SwissDave]

As for eggs, I get these in my local supermarket.

[CruzVinnieCruz]

Nope. It's the breed. We used to keep hens and had three breeds. One gave white, one gave brown and the other gave an egg that was a beautiful light green! All of them got the same feed.

 

Another interesting fact is that chickens with white ear lobes usually produce white eggs and chickens with red ear lobes usually produce brown eggs.

 

It is definitely the breed of chicken that determines the egg color.

 

Take care,

Vinnie

[shredie]

Can someone tell me what is the difference between a brown egg and a white egg other than color? Does it really matter or do they taste different?

 

The Easter Egg dye takes better on the white ones. :D

[wowzz]

The real question is whether the eggs are free range or 'battery'. Obviously free range is what we buy, but on a cruise you have no choice. The colour is immaterial if the chicken is in a wire cage, standing in its own excrement.

[MTJSR]

Most Americans prefer white eggs?

 

As an American, I had no idea I preferred white one's, but I'm sure glad I know now. My local store carries a ton of the white eggs with very few of the brown one's. Seems to me, my local store might prefer the white one's.;)

Edited May 20, 2016 by MTJSR

[neverbeenhere]

Saw this on the internet... But it might actually be true.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2644251/Un-scrambling-truth-Why-American-eggs-ILLEGAL-sell-UK-vice-versa.html

[sennen]

Some breeds of chicken lay blueish/green eggs and some dark cream eggs its down to the breed. You will not get the coloured one on board ship as they are from a specialist breeds.

[Mom33]

Are we going on the same route as the 'butter' thread? ;)

 

eggsactly!:D

[GweninTX]

The color of the shell has nothing to do with the nutrition of the egg. The chicken breed determines egg shell color. Trust me - Princess cannot afford free range chicken eggs! You are on a cruise for a short time, eat the eggs, they are fine!

[aimhigh]

I choose free range large.

White or brown taste different? Perhaps you are kidding yourself.

[TwoCruisers]

I was told, by a Princess employee, that all food for Princess ships come from the USA. This is because of food safety concerns. It doesn’t matter where in the world the ship is, the supplies are shipped to the destination from the USA.

 

As long as this is true, the white eggs are probably used because they are less expensive in most of the states.

Edited May 21, 2016 by TwoCruisers

[neverbeenhere]

BTW... powdered eggs and pre-cracked eggs in buckets generally don't have shells. :)

[Coral]

When I lived on the East Coast - I bought brown eggs. That is primarily what was sold there. When I live in the Midwest, I buy white eggs. They taste the same to me!

 

I do have a friend who raises chickens and I periodically buy from her and those are exceptional, and are white as most eggs in my state are white. We can buy brown eggs at the grocery store but they are more expensive.

Edited May 21, 2016 by Coral

[shredie]

BTW... powdered eggs and pre-cracked eggs in buckets generally don't have shells. :)

 

Which came first? LOL. :)

[WupperAV]

Well! GOD made one of each pair of animals first so Chickens came first. EGGS are EGGS are EGGS according to the US Dept of AG No. The breed of the hen determines the color of her eggs. Nutrient levels are not significantly different in white and brown shell eggs.

Araucauna chickens in South America lay eggs that range in color from medium blue to medium green. Nutrition claims that araucauna eggs contain less cholesterol than other eggs haven't been proven.

We have Red and Golden Chickens and both colors lay brown eggs. Chickens that get out and eat grass, bugs worms and chicken chokers are healthier, happier chickens and the eggs are higher in Beta Carotene.

Happy chickens actually sing. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=happy+chicken+singing&view=detail&mid=6501A1D566D6724EB0F46501A1D566D6724EB0F4&FORM=VIRE

Edited May 21, 2016 by WupperAV

[mrs and mrs]

yes he is a wonderful person,i wake up each morning thanking him for making 2 lesbians and providing room on the big boat.

[Gwendy]

Eggs, butter - what's next? I just eat what I get at the buffet or Dining room and say thank you. Don't care what colour or where it came from.

[hansi]

I was merely asking a question which has many answers. I didn't expect to get flamed:eek: Have to tread on eggshells on here to avoid flaming!

[Gwendy]

I was merely asking a question which has many answers. I didn't expect to get flamed:eek: Have to tread on eggshells on here to avoid flaming!

 

Not flaming. Just stating my opinion

[shredie]

Eggs, butter - what's next? I just eat what I get at the buffet or Dining room and say thank you. Don't care what colour or where it came from.

 

Salt, maybe? :)

[SwissDave]

I was told, by a Princess employee, that all food for Princess ships come from the USA. This is because of food safety concerns. It doesn’t matter where in the world the ship is, the supplies are shipped to the destination from the USA.

 

As long as this is true, the white eggs are probably used because they are less expensive in most of the states.

 

Not true. When in the UK there are many UK produced food loaded there, and when in Italy a lot of the meat is from local suppliers. This can be seen and verified when loading takes place at various ports. In many instances European food safety laws are stricter than US ones. During the ships tour the F&B manager explained it all.

Don't know about the rest of the world where Princess cruises.

[mrs and mrs]

well theres one thing we do know,the scrambled eggs come out of a plastic bucket.I think the colour of the bucket is yellow,;)and has no relationship to a chicken whatsoever.:eek:

[Hawka]

I usually eat my eggs fried so I don't really care what colour the shell was.

 

But ... I did have a boiled egg or two in the Horizon Court on Golden recently and I think they had brown shells. That may be because most eggs in Australia seem to be brown these days and the cruise originated in Australia.

 

get both no probs in Oz dont know why any one would worry on the colour of the shell ?? if you ask me an egg is an egg the yolk and white is all we eat not the shell the shell is just what holds the yolk and white in place till a chick is grown from embryo or we crack it open to eat it white or brown shell don't taste any different either so not sure why anyone would worry on that ??

[Hawka]

Another interesting fact is that chickens with white ear lobes usually produce white eggs and chickens with red ear lobes usually produce brown eggs.

 

It is definitely the breed of chicken that determines the egg color.

 

Take care,

Vinnie

 

we got chooks and one has a white ear and no all three chooks lay brown eggs including the white ear one

[OzKiwiJJ]

get both no probs in Oz dont know why any one would worry on the colour of the shell ?? if you ask me an egg is an egg the yolk and white is all we eat not the shell the shell is just what holds the yolk and white in place till a chick is grown from embryo or we crack it open to eat it white or brown shell don't taste any different either so not sure why anyone would worry on that ??

 

Brown eggs look nicer? ;) :D

 

Yes, I have seen some white shelled eggs in Australia. They were cage eggs, which I refuse to buy.