Saturday, October 9, 2010

Eggs


Lets face it, eggs are delicious. They are delicious cooked by themselves, and we also use them as ingredients in many other foods. But who was the first person who thought to cook an egg? Take a second and think about how weird that concept is. Who was the first man or woman to see an egg come out of a chicken, know that somehow whatever is inside forms into a chick, and think to themselves, "hmm.....if i crack that open and heat it over the fire, it might taste good with some cooked wild boar bacon"? Exactly. MMMMMM! Chicken embryo! Sounds delicious to me. Or even if no one knew that a baby chicken would form from the goo, still. ITS GOO! I'm not sure about the rest of the population, but when I encounter a bodily fluid or substance, my first thought isn't "hey, I think I'll cook and eat this". That person was probably said to be crazy, until they convinced another person to try it. And even still, after cooking eggs and eating them became a common practice, who was then the first person who decided we needed them in order to make such things as cake, bread, etc? These discoveries could possibly have been by accident, as many discoveries are. Although I have no idea how that could've happened either. They probably took place long before written history. Caveman ages, whatever. Well, to whoever invented the concept of cooking and eating eggs, be it chicken or otherwise, our society thanks you.

P.S.- how did eggs become a signature breakfast food instead of dinner or lunch?

Ladies and Gentleman, thank you for tuning in to one of the many events of what goes on between my ears.

1 comment:

  1. These are questions I literally have no answer to... I looked it up, the origins of humans beginning to eat eggs are unknown. I am disappointed :(



    ... And hungry for eggs now.

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