The Dark Side of the Sunny Side

Published on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, by James Norton / Edit Post

The Washington Post's Checkup blog is all freaked out about commercials for Eggland's Best featuring eggs sunny-side up. If you weren't in the know, as, apparently, I wasn't, sunny-side up eggs are perceived by many to be only slightly safer than fugu or warthog anus in terms of their potential health impact.

Kudos, then, to the nervous blogger for doing a really thorough investigation of the topic and deciding that a) if you cook a sunny-side up egg correctly, you're probably fine, and b) even if you get salmonella, you're also probably fine. Young children, however, are better off sticking to preparing themselves only thoroughly cooked eggs. Or, sure, having their parents prepare them. If you want lazy kids who lack a basic understanding of the domestic arts.

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  • The less we cook our food the more enzymes that are not destoyed! That means it not only tastes better.. it is better for you! And my taste buds tell me so!! BTW they come in a germ resistant container... as long as it's noy cracked! Keep the govt. out of my food.. and life for that matter! If they want to help with something, how about keeping the antibiotics out of food!

  • pshaw - I've eaten running yolks, I eat raw cookie dough and lick the cake-batter spoon, and I've never been sick. Neither have my kids.
    On the other hand, I won't TOUCH warthog anus, no matter how it's prepared.

  • In Japan, raw eggs are frequently consumed. I don't understand why it's safe for them but not for the rest of the world. Are eggs not as fresh in the U.S. as they are in Japan?

  • Agreed. Besides, "There are no facts, only interpretations."

  • Me either, MGZ. Dressings with coddled eggs, quail eggs cracked over steak tartare—I'm getting over a slight case of food poisoning right now, and I still can't get worked up about it. What doesn't kill me makes me stronger, right?

  • I don't want to live in a world without runny yolks!