Culture
The Germans and the Egg – a love relationship
The Germans have eggs of a very special relationship: you have your own Cup, “to break-polluter-pays” and color them colorful. Shortly before Easter, an Overview of the culture of the German Egg-processing.
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Beyond the Easter eggs
Even if we all know that bunnies don’t lay eggs: images like this appear every year around Easter time. In Germany, the special status of the ice seems, however, far beyond the Easter holidays, to extend. From Breakfast to a decorative-article – German to have a special relationship with eggs. We will show you…
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The Breakfast Egg
World’s eggs are eaten for Breakfast – stirred, poached, boiled, fried. In Germany, the soft-boiled Egg is a part of every Sunday Breakfast. Not to consider it here as a main dish and not put it on one of the omnipresent bread. It is a dish for himself – like a work of art, decorated only with a pinch of salt. Most of the liquid to the egg yolks.
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The Egg Cup
Since eggs are neither flat nor 100% around, you’d slip on each of the plates. Therefore, the revered Breakfast staple was thought to have a special, own Cup. In the country of design and technology is a welcome invitation for the Creative -: egg-Cup you can find here in unlimited bandwidth. Often they integrate a own eggs-a spoon and a salt shaker.
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The Egg Shells-Break Points-Polluter Pays
The Breakfast Egg, the Egg spoon, and the tiny salt shaker you have already built a Throne. But that’s not enough for the Germans. Therefore, there is also a highly specialized Egg-Opening apparatus: If the metal ball to the designated Position down fast, will cause the pressure in the upper area of the ice, a ring-shaped fracture. The Egg, the crown can be neatly removed.
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A growing love
The Germans eat more eggs. According to the organization “information on the egg & poultry” ate 2014 every German 231 eggs – seven eggs more than in 2013 and 11 more than in 2012. About two-thirds of the consumed eggs are also laid out here – the Rest comes mainly from the Netherlands. Over Easter, the egg consumption increases only slightly: eating eggs is a year-round passion for.
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Breakfast-Egg vs. scrambled Egg
In view of the almost sacred Status that the Breakfast Egg has in the German, many people think that in Germany, by far the majority of eggs are plastered. Far from it: According to the “American Egg Board” ate every American last year, 260 eggs. The scrambled eggs in the USA is also much more popular than it is to make an Egg as a treasure in a Cup. The British food per head, 184 eggs.
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Brown or White?
Depending on the Breed, there are eggs in two colors. In the 1970s and 1980s, white eggs in Germany were more popular. Then, the organic Trend has ensured that an increasing number of brown eggs were purchased. Allegedly, they were more natural and healthier. In fact, there is between the varieties is no difference – except in the case of the pigmentation. White eggs to dye for Easter, only easier.
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Rainbow eggs for the whole year
New arrivals in Germany could not be cooled to be shocked, if you will – in October – 12-packs discover the colorful painted eggs in the supermarket (by the way deep). This is no accident: Six percent of all eggs sold in the last year were stained. During the Easter time, there were only three percent more. But, regardless of: Eats anyone else in the world, these colored eggs?
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A slice here and there
Sometimes, the eggs will not appear where you expect them to. If you ordered a Sandwich in a bakery – with ham or cheese, for example – then it will be added for the right degree is often a slice of Egg (and really just A slice): the white and yellow addition to the rainbow of ingredients. Often, one also finds a slice of tomato, cucumber and a lettuce leaf in it.
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The Egg Tree
Eggs are not laid by rabbits. They grow on trees. It is a centuries-old German Easter Tradition, large trees or small trees in the house to decorate with colorful eggs, similar to the Christmas tree. This custom combines two symbols of life: The Egg and the tree. The biggest Easter tree is decorated by the family Kraft in Saalfeld, Germany – with more than 10,000 eggs.
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Beyond the Easter eggs
Even if we all know that bunnies don’t lay eggs: images like this appear every year around Easter time. In Germany, the special status of the ice seems, however, far beyond the Easter holidays, to extend. From Breakfast to a decorative-article – German to have a special relationship with eggs. We will show you…
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The Breakfast Egg
World’s eggs are eaten for Breakfast – stirred, poached, boiled, fried. In Germany, the soft-boiled Egg is a part of every Sunday Breakfast. Not to consider it here as a main dish and not put it on one of the omnipresent bread. It is a dish for himself – like a work of art, decorated only with a pinch of salt. Most of the liquid to the egg yolks.
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The Egg Cup
Since eggs are neither flat nor 100% around, you’d slip on each of the plates. Therefore, the revered Breakfast staple was thought to have a special, own Cup. In the country of design and technology is a welcome invitation for the Creative -: egg-Cup you can find here in unlimited bandwidth. Often they integrate a own eggs-a spoon and a salt shaker.
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The Egg Shells-Break Points-Polluter Pays
The Breakfast Egg, the Egg spoon, and the tiny salt shaker you have already built a Throne. But that’s not enough for the Germans. Therefore, there is also a highly specialized Egg-Opening apparatus: If the metal ball to the designated Position down fast, will cause the pressure in the upper area of the ice, a ring-shaped fracture. The Egg, the crown can be neatly removed.
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A growing love
The Germans eat more eggs. According to the organization “information on the egg & poultry” ate 2014 every German 231 eggs – seven eggs more than in 2013 and 11 more than in 2012. About two-thirds of the consumed eggs are also laid out here – the Rest comes mainly from the Netherlands. Over Easter, the egg consumption increases only slightly: eating eggs is a year-round passion for.
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Breakfast-Egg vs. scrambled Egg
In view of the almost sacred Status that the Breakfast Egg has in the German, many people think that in Germany, by far the majority of eggs are plastered. Far from it: According to the “American Egg Board” ate every American last year, 260 eggs. The scrambled eggs in the USA is also much more popular than it is to make an Egg as a treasure in a Cup. The British food per head, 184 eggs.
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Brown or White?
Depending on the Breed, there are eggs in two colors. In the 1970s and 1980s, white eggs in Germany were more popular. Then, the organic Trend has ensured that an increasing number of brown eggs were purchased. Allegedly, they were more natural and healthier. In fact, there is between the varieties is no difference – except in the case of the pigmentation. White eggs to dye for Easter, only easier.
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Rainbow eggs for the whole year
New arrivals in Germany could not be cooled to be shocked, if you will – in October – 12-packs discover the colorful painted eggs in the supermarket (by the way deep). This is no accident: Six percent of all eggs sold in the last year were stained. During the Easter time, there were only three percent more. But, regardless of: Eats anyone else in the world, these colored eggs?
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A slice here and there
Sometimes, the eggs will not appear where you expect them to. If you ordered a Sandwich in a bakery – with ham or cheese, for example – then it will be added for the right degree is often a slice of Egg (and really just A slice): the white and yellow addition to the rainbow of ingredients. Often, one also finds a slice of tomato, cucumber and a lettuce leaf in it.
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The Egg Tree
Eggs are not laid by rabbits. They grow on trees. It is a centuries-old German Easter Tradition, large trees or small trees in the house to decorate with colorful eggs, similar to the Christmas tree. This custom combines two symbols of life: The Egg and the tree. The biggest Easter tree is decorated by the family Kraft in Saalfeld, Germany – with more than 10,000 eggs.
The Easter egg has a long history. 12. Century, the Catholic Church consecrated the eggs that were laid by the chicken during lent. In the time of lent, people were allowed to eat no eggs. Therefore, you accumulated. Thus, the sacred could be distinguished from the consecrated eggs were dyed. After the Winter, the chickens laid many eggs. So it was that Easter, a lot of it.
To date, the eggs have a special meaning for us. They are a sign of new life and the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is Protestant families were, then, in the 16th century. and 17. Century began to hide the eggs. Thus, the families tried to conceal their Catholic origin. Because in the Protestant Faith is not foreseen, neither in the fasting nor the eggs consecration.
To be able to explain where the eggs came, the families of the hares. In some regions, there were also the Fox, the Raven, or the cuckoo who brought the eggs. In contrast to the hare they not prevailed but. The Easter Bunny appeared in children’s books and family magazines. He was always human. And he they were not rewarded children only if well behaved. He also showed that diligence, punctuality and order are good properties. Children learned with him what is good and evil. They were well-behaved and took on certain values, so they got gifts in return.
Easter has become fixed in the course of the time of a religious Festival to a family. Even today, children in nests made of moss build up, in the the Easter Bunny and his eggs. In addition, there are many customs around the Egg. As many families know, the eggs titschen and egg rolls. The eggs titschen the players collide hard-boiled eggs. The one whose Egg breaks loses. The egg roll or egg schibbeln children and adults to leave the eggs down a slope roll. The aim of the game is to hit a different Egg. Whoever hits the Egg of another player, it is allowed to take it home. (epd)