Cholesterol and Eggs

Cholesterol and Eggs It is true that eggs are high in cholesterol, but don’t adversely affect blood cholesterol. In fact, a single egg contains 212 mg, which is over half of the recommended daily intake of 300 mg. However, it’s important to keep in mind that...

Vietnamese Egg Soda

Vietnamese Egg Soda People in Vietnam love to drink eggs. I tried an “egg coffee”—strong, sweet coffee with a whole egg in it (the whites make an even more voluptuous foam than milk). Soda sua hot ga is another eggy beverage, which on the menu at my local pho shop,...

A bit of egg history

A bit of egg history The theory of the humors produces a myth that persists to today: eggs as aphrodisiac. In The Secret Miracles of Nature, published in 1658, Levinus Lemnius explains that eggs, like certain other “meats of good juice,” have a tendency to “stir up...

Why Do We Eat Eggs for Breakfast, Anyway?

Why Do We Eat Eggs for Breakfast, Anyway? It’s difficult to answer this question without also asking, Why do we eat breakfast? The Ancient Romans ate breakfast, which they called ientaculum, and included eggs, if available. When the Romans were pushed out of Europe,...