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One of the most frequently asked questions is "who came first" eggs or chicken?

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There is no clear conclusion from history about this wonderful thing called eggs. According to what was mentioned that the chickens came first, it was mentioned so. "Another school of thought suggested that the eggs came to be present long before the chickens, [McGee in his book on eating and cooking](https://g.co/kgs/BaJxvU): the science and art of kitchen says that these cells evolved from about billions of years, For him, eggs are the first in the ocean, and chickens have evolved only about 5,000 years ago from Asian birds.

Although the history of the presence of eggs is not certain, it is clear that it has been used since the evolution of primitive man. This is what has been assumed by the fact that the chicken that is being raised for food is just an old habit and in a logical development, so the same for eggs. Egg represents fertility and has great religious significance as well, to this day there is a lot of folklore of this wonderful symbol of food. All nations have a special expression of this habit according to their different cultures. Before taking care of modern poultry farming, chickens would lay fewer eggs in the winter. Eggs were also considered a luxury commodity and Christians had to leave this product during Lent, which immediately led to eating it at Easter. In most parts of the world and in ancient civilizations such as Egyptian, Chinese, Greek and Persian, Egg coloring is usually done and make attractive and colorful forms full of colors.

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Egg is a unique diet with fewer calories and high nutritional value, healthy eating with a controlled amount of carbohydrates, protein, fat and micronutrients, but this should not be surprising when the egg itself is a protective cover for small chicks and all these ingredients are essential to their growth. . In addition to nutritional value, eggs are also used in many eating recipes, it is said to play the role of the link during cooking, ie it holds and connects the different amounts together.

Poultry is not the only organism that lay eggs. Many other birds, such as ostriches, quail, and turkeys, all lay eggs. But the most used and popular and loved by people is chicken eggs, it is available all over the world and more, it is not expensive compared to other types of eggs.

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Chicken has been raised in Europe since 600 BC. And spread to the new world with Columbus on his second journey in 1943. It was also said during the French Revolution that the French knew more than 685 recipes including the use of eggs, so it became clear from all the facts that it is a very desirable commodity, a favorite when many people, rich or poor, young or old. This simply means that eggs can be eaten on any day, whether on Sundays or Mondays, which in turn explains the importance of eating eggs.

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### References
* https://www.science.org.au/curious/everything-else/which-came-first-chicken-or-egg
* History of Egg Production: https://www.aeb.org/farmers-and-marketers/history-of-egg-production
* http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/voyage-2.htm

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