I am back in Shanghai after a great visit with my family and friends and I thought as a welcome back post I would share something with you that could only ever be conceived of here in China - fake eggs.
Seems almost 3,000 eggs were removed from a supermarket shelf in the Panyu District of Guangzhou after a shopper complained the eggs he bought were fake. A local resident surnamed Guo claims his daughter suffered an upset stomach after eating one of the eggs - Guo discovered the boiled yolk was hard and bounced three times on the floor like a rubber ball.
Zhao Qiangzhong, an associate professor from the school of light industry and food at South China University of Technology confirmed the eggs were probably fake and went on to say there are many ways to mix chemicals to make a bogus egg. Several other scientists have commented on the fake egg issue claiming among other things it's not very profitable to produce fake eggs.
Far be it from me to judge but I just can't understand why anyone would entertain the idea of producing fake eggs or even wondering about the profitability of creating something like that.
That said, the next time I sit down for a breakfast of soft boiled eggs, I just might test one to see if it bounces - living in China is interesting to say the least. :)
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