Who eats raw eggs?

elenarose · Who eats raw eggs?

I'm sure everybody has heard of the avidin biotin issue with egg whites but i'm just wondering how many people have had any problems from consuming raw eggs regularly.

I don't eat raw egg whites, too sweet for me, but often there may be a trace of white on the yolk and i've read this could be enough to induce biotin deficiency.

I suppose I should just quickly fry up the white and pop out the yolk but i'm lazy and just like to swallow em up raw sometimes.

Elena

ReddyMcMeaty

I can't report because I don't eat them regularly enough for a long enough period of time without breaks..... Egg white disgusts me though in any form except scrambled.

Jaybird

I go through phases and don't eat raw eggs every day, but I do eat whole raw eggs at times. I didn't realize that such a small amount of raw white could cause deficiency. I guess I haven't done too much research on it. I've read a few things on Mercola..he has changed his mind on it a few times. One thing I remember reading is that there is enough biotin in raw egg yolk to prevent deficiency.

Since I don't know which piece of info is true I just don't do whole raw eggs all the time. I like making egg drinks with whole eggs sometimes, but other times I'll just use the yolks. With good quality eggs and practice you can get every bit of white off if you like. There is always that little glob that likes to hang on, sometimes it pops the yolk when I get it off...just have a receptacle ready Smile

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Avalon

The Yolk rules and the whites go bye bye. I pretty much live by that rule, but knowing that some say the whites go with the yolk without trouble...hmmm. So once in a while I eat the egg whole.

I've done this a couple of times recently, and I'm not sure why. Rather than downing the whole egg as a glob, yes like Rocky, I looked at it in the large triple shot glass, and looked at it some more- Then smelled it, though I had no reason to believe it was bad... then sipped just the smallest bit. Shock

Now I've swallowed them whole before and it was always too much at once if you know what I mean. Like Vonderplantiz, I poke two holes in the shell and suck it right out. But it's too much. Plus it's not as easy as it sounds.

So- I sipped again and it wasn't revolting. It was gelatenous, but in a sip, it was fine and rather, gelatenous. After a couple of sips, I was at the yolk, the prize, and down it went.

So regardless of the biotin/avidin debate, I tried something new and was very surprised. I now know there is an easier way.

ooh, maybe with some Brandy!!! Rolling Eyes

I will say that I consciously paid attention to it's taste. I like many have been so conditioned to fear glob. If it had a bad taste the show was over. But The smell wasn't bad, and it's taste wasn't bad. And once you are familiar with the texture the conditioning is broken. Amazing thing!

ReddyMcMeaty

I have texture issues! If the texture is wrong for me it disgusts me so much that I will actually puke. I agree there is nothing wrong with the taste of white but for ME ... I dont' think I'll ever get it down.

Avalon

If anyone had asked me a year ago if I'd be eating raw eggs in any form, I would have laughed in their face! I know what you mean about the texture. I mean it's pure slime. Doesn't make me feel good even writing about it.

But if you sip it, and I am sip it, it kind of melts in your mouth because your taking in such a tiny bit. Like jello melting, or a chicken broth from the frige.

If anyone else dares to try this I'd very much like to know your thoughts.

On a side note and I know it's not 'no-carb' but as an experiment for the last three days I've been following Professor Hans Dehmelts Sample Diet. Have I linked this here somewhere? He's a Nobel Prize winner in physics and I love Tartare! And I've lost three pounds! I put some on from binging lately, and am still 10-13 from goal weight.

http://faculty.washington.edu/dehmelt/WD.doc

I haven't used quite so much fruit as listed, nearly, and made a couple smoothie variations etc. So I'm having a yolk or two a day, depending on whether I divide the tartare portion in half, and then have a whole egg later in the day as a treat Happy

I know it's crazy talk. But I have to say the Tartare is delicious!!! The crushed brazil nuts really tweak it and instead of mixing the yolks in, I top each portion with one and sprinkle a little soy over to taste. The only thing I haven't added now is the wine, as I'm afraid I'd drink the rest of the bottle Yup

heh heh.

Best wishes,
Avalon

barb0324

Hmmm, very interesting Avalon, where do you guys find Brazil nuts, fresh ones, and Macademia nuts that don't taste old and rancid?

I am starting to crave some Tartar with raw egg yolk.... Cool

Avalon

Hey barbI should be buying them from here:

http://www.nutsonline.com/

But instead I get lazy and get the supermarket ones.

Online they sell them with shells so you know they are raw.

I'm thinking I could do several days Buffalo tartare then a couple Salmon tartare. What I like about Dehmelt's Buffalo recipe is he includes the ground flax seeds, nuts, yolks etc. so you're covering the protiens and fats right there. Maybe next week I'll try adding the wine... it tempts me.

Avalon

sorry barb, not barbl DOHHH!

esca_lante

Avalon wrote:

wildandfreehumyn

I've eaten whole eggs raw, the texture doesn't bother me.

I am just learning about the whites/biotin issue though can anyone direct me to some info about it? thanks

Avalon

esca_lante!!! Ketodog!!! Hey!!!

Yeah, I think the Wai Team are getting a little miffed at me. I've never done the frequent meals (can't time wise) and don't believe in the high juice, sugar bit. But the raw fish and yolks is novel in a diet- but that could be paleo ravf right?

The Buffalo really is good. But today after reading your posts at Wai I have been thinking of having a nice rare steak! Maybe after I finish this last portion of Tartare.

Glad to know you're here! I had a sense believe it or not Roll Eyes

Best wishes,
Avalon Happy

fabshelly

Egg whites make me gag, but I can eat raw egg yolks all day.

Jaybird

If I tried to just eat the raw egg straight with the whites, it would probably make me gag too. But mixed up in some type of smoothie or egg nog type thing it doesn't bother me.

Avalon

Hey wildandfreehumyn! Phew long name!

Check this out, just one of many on the web:

http://www.mercola.com/2005/feb/9/raw_eggs.htm

the_individualist

The way I see it, if you just ate them opportunistically like during our evolution, the antinutrients in the white wouldn't present much of a problem. But if it forms a consistent and significant part of your diet, the antinutrients will have an impact on your overall nutritional status. That's why I typically eat the yolk raw, and then cook the whites

esca_lante

The individualist wrote:

adwred

I don't find raw eggs as filling, though, especially the yolks on their own. I can easily drink 6 raw egg yolks and still be hungry.

bigsea

apologize if this has been asked before, but are all eggs safe to eat raw? i always get organic cage-free, but is that safe enough? also, i always questioned why most of you guys only eat the raw yolk. if we were out in the wilderness and came across an egg why would we know to dump the white part out? do they taste way different from the yolk or something like that?

Cavemate K

adwred

At the restaurant I used to work at, we kept our eggs at room temp because we went through so many of them that the huge cases wouldn't fit in the fridge. We'd have them out of the fridge in the summer heat for a week, no problem. They were still perfectly fresh. Of course, we got them directly from the farm. I keep my eggs overnight at room temp if I'm going to make anything involving baking or whipping the whites into meringue, as they whip up more more voluminously. Eggs, as a general rule, last a week at room temp, or a month in the fridge.

Avalon

Google around and you'll learn about the whites argument. And remember the top of the Google list always warns against eating raw eggs, raw fish, raw meat and stuff:bonkers: .

So you're a pioneer!

If you eat the yolks sometimes and the whole eggs sometimes, you won't go wrong. Yolks can be good dips or toppings, where as I'll enjoy a whole egg in a glass slowly like a mad woman!

Shock

cicley Da seadog

I've just recently gone carnivore, but I've been eating raw eggs nearly everyday for at least five months. I probably eat an average of six raw eggs a day, rocky style, and I haven't had any problems or been sick yet.

Avalon

Okay, I dare you, who ever you are to open a raw egg in a glass and sip it right up to the yolk. Do this with your eyes closed and your mind open as if You were doing this for the first time(which you may be) with no prior knowlledge to raw eggs. No pre-notions! They will prove to be false!

You will most likely find the whites to tase like milk. There will be two variants. Liquid- and a jello-ish kind. Sip slowly and with an open mind and you will find it not a problem. If you acknowlledge whites as jello, then the texture will follow and the flavor is not offensive.

Who will try? If you do this, you will always have the option to one night when not certain what to eat, open an egg in a Crystal Goblet and kick back to a delightful tastey RAW EGG!