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The Egg

Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? Probably there is still no answer about this eternal mystery that creates a dispute even among the scientific community. On the other hand there is no doubt that the egg (and the chicken of course) is connected with the dietary habits of various communities through time and history, Greeks included.

No matter if it’s boiled, fried, baked or even raw as a basis for many recipes such as meringue, sauce, pastry etc., egg is one of the basic and most concentrated kinds of food available.

When an egg is fresh, it’s idle, it glows in the light and it sinks in the water. The combination of egg white and yolk, offers a food high in proteins, fats, vitamins etc. It is ideal for children but also for adults on a weak condition, although its consumption must be limited, especially by elderly, but also by people with health problems like and liver disease and arteriosclerosis.
Moreover, an egg must be washed well before the boil process.

It must be noted that the egg is closely connected to the Christian Orthodox Easter, through the custom of the Easter eggs, which are painted during Maundy Thursday, usually with red color and are eaten on Easter Day after the traditional egg taping.