Are RAW EGGS Really Safe in Japan? #Shorts

In many countries, people don't eat their eggs raw because there is a high chance that the eggs are contaminated with salmonella, which can cause food poisoning.

In Japan, however, there is a culture in which not only eggs but various other foods are eaten raw (such as sushi/sashimi). In order to protect this food culture, there is a world-class hygiene management system in place.

First of all, from the stage of hatching, the chicks are fed only highly safe diets specified by law. Next, eggs are washed, inspected, and sorted following strict quality standards before being packaged in containers with little or no human contact and sold in stores under complete hygiene control. Without this multi-step process, eggs in Japan cannot make it on the store shelves.

I myself grew up eating my favorite “raw egg on rice” almost everyday since I was a child, but I have never had any food poisoning before. Japanese eggs also have a "best-before" date and it is dangerous to eat them raw if they are past that date.

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[dire_wolf]

The chances of getting salmonella from eggs in the US is actually quite low, only about 1 in 20, 000 eggs have the bacteria. It was much more common in the 80s but regulations for eggs in the US have gotten much tighter now.

[alexahuber]

That is impressive, I still don't think I would enjoy eating a raw egg tho, the texture and consistency would throw me off

[chris_]

Filipino here. When I was young my grandma used to give me raw egg on hot rice with salt whenever I did not like the food that was cooked.

[tashkent]

"What is your job?"

"I inspect E G G"

[Em-ouqf]

I'm actually really glad someone cleared this up because I was always worried that someone would get salmonella when I'd see them put raw yolks or whole raw eggs into their food. I appreciate that you took the time to explain this to us.

[eissegn]

I love it that instead of giving up the tradition or pushing the tradition in the expense of safety, they rather made a way to have it in the safest way possible.

[LetsaskShogo]

In many countries, people don't eat their eggs raw because there is a high chance that the eggs are contaminated with salmonella, which can cause food poisoning.

In Japan, however, there is a culture in which not only eggs but various other foods are eaten raw (such as sushi/sashimi). In order to protect this food culture, there is a world-class hygiene management system in place.

First of all, from the stage of hatching, the chicks are fed only highly safe diets specified by law. Next, eggs are washed, inspected, and sorted following strict quality standards before being packaged in containers with little or no human contact and sold in stores under complete hygiene control. Without this multi-step process, eggs in Japan cannot make it on the store shelves.

I myself grew up eating my favorite “raw egg on rice” almost everyday since I was a child, but I have never had any food poisoning before. Japanese eggs also have a "best-before" date and it is dangerous to eat them raw if they are past that date.

[tyladron]

I just could not imagine having a rice bowl without a raw egg. It just wouldnt be the same.

[TaggartReed]

Honestly I think everywhere should do this, like I’ve never gotten salmonella from cookie dough or whatever, but I still think it would be great for everyone to do

[Mr.Sax.]

I read about this not long ago, I don't remember who made the research but they estimated that there's a 0.003% chance of getting food poisoning from eating raw eggs in Japan according to statistics.

[KazuhiraG]

We also have these safe to eat eggs in Norway, even though our cuisine never really calls for it.

[pastadiomajaje]

I lived in Japan for 4 years and I confirm, eating raw eggs is safe. Japan is such a clean county, it should be an example for every other countries.

[anonemous]

I just finished watching your video on why Japanese food may not be healthy (one of your older videos). Between this one on eggs and the others - I was thinking that maybe you and your wife could show us how to make SIMPLE healthy Japanese foods (for 1 or 2 people), with the emphasis on SIMPLE. I know I'd be wanting to watch that. Include what we need to buy, especially if not living in Japan. Thank you!

[scorttxh]

that’s all interesting, but the thought of eating raw yolk still send shivers down my spine. not because of food poisoning, but because the consistency of raw yolk…

i plan to try it one day though. y’all keep telling me it’s because of cultural differences as if i don’t already know that 🤨

[awelch]

You have to love that Japan can be so efficient and make it seamless its just amazing the quality

[martinm.]

It's interesting that in Japan, eggs have to be washed, while in Germany, eggs must not be washed in order to be sold in stores. This is because eggs have a natural protective film that prevents bacteria from passing through the shell into the egg, which gets damaged or washed off if you wash the egg.

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If you’d like to try a raw egg on rice, I recommend to pick the one with an orange yolk, not yellow. Add some soy sauce, and make sure to mix it all well.
As a Japanese, I personally eat this when I don’t have time or have no energy to *cook*👼 I didn’t eat it raw in Canada, though, because the eggs there had yellow yolks and tasted different from what I used to eat.

[lollebreuning]

Actually, in Germany we follow a different approach with eggs. They by themselves have a protective layer on the shell. By not washing them it is not removed and stays in tact and bacteria can't enter the egg. Sometimes our eggs look dirty, but we know the inside is save.

But still I'm the only one I know, that enjoys raw eggs.

[duckybubbles]

Raw eggs are usually pretty safe even without those standards. Most meats can even be eaten at various levels of rawness if they're good quality and are prepared in a sanitary fashion. Ground meats and poultry should always be fully cooked however.

[tarikhajropc]

I love how he indirectly said:”Because Japan is actually CLEAN, learn from us”