How safe is it to eat raw eggs?
How safe is it to eat raw eggs?
I wanted to try a japanese dish called tamago kake gohan, it's basically raw eggs mixed with rice. The problem is that I'm scared to get salmonella from it. Do you guys think it's safe to eat them? I'm currently living in Brazil. Also, I saw this article telling that the brand I buy my eggs from is exporting to Japan, would this mean they're salmonella-free?
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Pasteurized eggs are all you really need. It kills most of the germs including most of the salmonella in the egg but their is a slight chance you might still catch it, but the chances of catching it are extremely small with pasteurized eggs.
My suggestion is to crack your pasteurized eggs into a a separate bowl and make sure their is no blood. If their is any blood, either pitch the egg or cook it properly as not to waste it.
Remnants of blood will still contain salmonella. But cooking that egg will kill the salmonella.
I've been making Tamago Kake Gohan for the last month or two now for breakfast and it is extremely good.
well, i was taught the salmonella is on the shell (mainly). so this would be no good advice. i don't know anything about pasteurized eggs, though. nor north or south american eggs.
Unfortunately those aren't common where I live. Even if I could find some on a local store it would probably be way too expensive.