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		klyrs on May 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pfeilstorch My grandpa would climb trees to raid bird nests for their eggs. I'm not sure which is worse to modern sensibilities -- that he was predating on song birds like a neighborhood cat, or that he ate the eggs raw.

riffraff on May 15, 2023 [–]

Is eating raw eggs controversial?

Health-wise perhaps, but it's not uncommon to have a raw egg on a tartare steak for example.

klyrs on May 15, 2023 | [–]

Sure, mix 'em into stuff and you've got a proper recipe. But just raw egg all on its own?

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