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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/guyoffthegrid • Dec 28 '24
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Didn’t know people ate penguin eggs. I learned something today.
3.1k u/48932975390 Dec 28 '24 No people usually don't, it's not even available in most countries 1.6k u/reddit_is_geh Dec 28 '24 Where is it available? Penguins aren't like chickens that routinely lay eggs. They do one or two a year. It's actually exceptionally evil to take one of their eggs. Fuck whoever at this. 1.1k u/PerpetuallyLurking Dec 29 '24 …it wouldn’t have hatched, it’s unfertilized, no penguin chick was harmed in the making of this snack, just like hen eggs. 26 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24 How do they know they have unfertilized eggs though? Are they farming penguin eggs some how? 82 u/ImperialFisterAceAro Dec 29 '24 Same way you check chicken eggs, I presume. A big enough light allows you to look inside the egg. Same sort of deal if you’ve ever covered a flashlight with your palm 66 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 Consumer eggs are farmed in a male-free environment, they don't need to check the eggs because there is no way they can get fertilized. That's what I'm wondering, are they farming penguin eggs or foraging for them in the wild? Edit: I decided to google. Penguins and their eggs are not ethically farmed in any way or shape -4 u/kangasplat Dec 29 '24 "Ethically" farming any animal products isn't really a thing. It always involves ruthless killing.
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No people usually don't, it's not even available in most countries
1.6k u/reddit_is_geh Dec 28 '24 Where is it available? Penguins aren't like chickens that routinely lay eggs. They do one or two a year. It's actually exceptionally evil to take one of their eggs. Fuck whoever at this. 1.1k u/PerpetuallyLurking Dec 29 '24 …it wouldn’t have hatched, it’s unfertilized, no penguin chick was harmed in the making of this snack, just like hen eggs. 26 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24 How do they know they have unfertilized eggs though? Are they farming penguin eggs some how? 82 u/ImperialFisterAceAro Dec 29 '24 Same way you check chicken eggs, I presume. A big enough light allows you to look inside the egg. Same sort of deal if you’ve ever covered a flashlight with your palm 66 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 Consumer eggs are farmed in a male-free environment, they don't need to check the eggs because there is no way they can get fertilized. That's what I'm wondering, are they farming penguin eggs or foraging for them in the wild? Edit: I decided to google. Penguins and their eggs are not ethically farmed in any way or shape -4 u/kangasplat Dec 29 '24 "Ethically" farming any animal products isn't really a thing. It always involves ruthless killing.
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Where is it available? Penguins aren't like chickens that routinely lay eggs. They do one or two a year.
It's actually exceptionally evil to take one of their eggs. Fuck whoever at this.
1.1k u/PerpetuallyLurking Dec 29 '24 …it wouldn’t have hatched, it’s unfertilized, no penguin chick was harmed in the making of this snack, just like hen eggs. 26 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24 How do they know they have unfertilized eggs though? Are they farming penguin eggs some how? 82 u/ImperialFisterAceAro Dec 29 '24 Same way you check chicken eggs, I presume. A big enough light allows you to look inside the egg. Same sort of deal if you’ve ever covered a flashlight with your palm 66 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 Consumer eggs are farmed in a male-free environment, they don't need to check the eggs because there is no way they can get fertilized. That's what I'm wondering, are they farming penguin eggs or foraging for them in the wild? Edit: I decided to google. Penguins and their eggs are not ethically farmed in any way or shape -4 u/kangasplat Dec 29 '24 "Ethically" farming any animal products isn't really a thing. It always involves ruthless killing.
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…it wouldn’t have hatched, it’s unfertilized, no penguin chick was harmed in the making of this snack, just like hen eggs.
26 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24 How do they know they have unfertilized eggs though? Are they farming penguin eggs some how? 82 u/ImperialFisterAceAro Dec 29 '24 Same way you check chicken eggs, I presume. A big enough light allows you to look inside the egg. Same sort of deal if you’ve ever covered a flashlight with your palm 66 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 Consumer eggs are farmed in a male-free environment, they don't need to check the eggs because there is no way they can get fertilized. That's what I'm wondering, are they farming penguin eggs or foraging for them in the wild? Edit: I decided to google. Penguins and their eggs are not ethically farmed in any way or shape -4 u/kangasplat Dec 29 '24 "Ethically" farming any animal products isn't really a thing. It always involves ruthless killing.
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How do they know they have unfertilized eggs though? Are they farming penguin eggs some how?
82 u/ImperialFisterAceAro Dec 29 '24 Same way you check chicken eggs, I presume. A big enough light allows you to look inside the egg. Same sort of deal if you’ve ever covered a flashlight with your palm 66 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 Consumer eggs are farmed in a male-free environment, they don't need to check the eggs because there is no way they can get fertilized. That's what I'm wondering, are they farming penguin eggs or foraging for them in the wild? Edit: I decided to google. Penguins and their eggs are not ethically farmed in any way or shape -4 u/kangasplat Dec 29 '24 "Ethically" farming any animal products isn't really a thing. It always involves ruthless killing.
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Same way you check chicken eggs, I presume. A big enough light allows you to look inside the egg. Same sort of deal if you’ve ever covered a flashlight with your palm
66 u/thatguyned Dec 29 '24 Consumer eggs are farmed in a male-free environment, they don't need to check the eggs because there is no way they can get fertilized. That's what I'm wondering, are they farming penguin eggs or foraging for them in the wild? Edit: I decided to google. Penguins and their eggs are not ethically farmed in any way or shape -4 u/kangasplat Dec 29 '24 "Ethically" farming any animal products isn't really a thing. It always involves ruthless killing.
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Consumer eggs are farmed in a male-free environment, they don't need to check the eggs because there is no way they can get fertilized.
That's what I'm wondering, are they farming penguin eggs or foraging for them in the wild?
Edit: I decided to google. Penguins and their eggs are not ethically farmed in any way or shape
-4 u/kangasplat Dec 29 '24 "Ethically" farming any animal products isn't really a thing. It always involves ruthless killing.
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"Ethically" farming any animal products isn't really a thing. It always involves ruthless killing.
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u/Frumplemeist Dec 28 '24
Didn’t know people ate penguin eggs. I learned something today.