Americans React With Shock & Horror After Finding Out The Rest Of The World Doesn't Refrigerate Eggs

Americans are funny, because some things won't shock them one bit (like reality stars becoming President, or gun-violence) but then they'll literally meltdown after hearing not everyone refrigerates eggs.

Ariana

• Published in Interesting
• May 10, 2020

I'll be blunt. Americans are kinda funny, because some things won't shock them one bit (like reality stars becoming President, or gun-violence) but then they'll literally meltdown after hearing not everyone refrigerates eggs. 

Yes, you read that correctly. Americans are shocked and shook because they found out this week that in most other countries in the world, people keep their eggs on the kitchen counter or in the pantry, not in the fridge.

TikToker Mauren Sparrow broke it down on TikTok, with a detailed video highlighting the science behind the refrigeration of eggs in the USA in what is now a now viral video.

Check out the video screenshots and reactions below.

It started here...

'Very' American

Then the pace picked up on Twitter

So Mauren set out to explain. These are excerpts from her video:

She explains is a USDA related rule

Involving salmonella and contamination

This is all treated differently in Europe and many other parts of the world.

Once you cool and refrigerate an egg, you should KEEP it refrigerated.

- and always cook eggs completely through.

Check out the full video here!

The internet of course reacted

People from other countries also chimed in - Like this internet user from the UK.

As well as discussion about the protective layer on eggs that is often removed too soon.

And of course chicken and egg farming practices in the US were called into question (and rightfully so).

Owning your own chickens seems like the way to go!

I don't live in Mexico, but I agree with this guy.

Interesting info to keep it mind but a cool kitchen hack!

Ariana