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TIL in Japan raw eggs are generally safe to eat. This is because the country has developed a "super egg machine" that checks the inside of the eggs for salmonella using spectroscopic analysis. It a...

The Real Reason Raw Eggs Are Generally Safe To Eat In Japan - Mashed

While most eggs are considered unsafe to eat when raw, there's a scientifically interesting reason eggs are generally safe to eat raw in Japan.

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Part of this is that, unlike in the USA, the rest of the world does not allow chickens to shit on the eggs, they do not have to be washed and the shell is not damaged, allowing them to be stored without refrigeration. Washed eggs have compromised shells and must be kept cold.
- The rest of the world still suggests that you wash the eggs before use, as there can still be bacteria or other things on the shell that you don't want inside the egg.

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