Many people routinely wash eggs before refrigerating them. According to experts, however, eggs do not need to be washed and, in fact, washing may remove the protective layer on the outside of an egg or even promote the growth of bacteria. If eggs need to be cleaned, it is recommended you wipe them with a soft, dry cloth.
The Council of Agriculture’s poultry farming section chief Lee Yi-chien says eggs that have been washed and packaged do not need to be washed again, while unpackaged eggs that have not been washed can remain fresh for up to a month because of their natural protective coating. In other words, washing unwashed eggs would only remove their natural protective layer, thereby shortening their shelf life.
Chen Ming-ju, a professor at National Taiwan University’s Department of Animal Science and Technology, says that if eggs are placed in the refrigerator immediately after they have been washed, the moisture could promote bacteria growth. According to Chen, chicken droppings and dirt that attach to eggs often contain salmonella, which can survive in the refrigerator if the temperature is above 4 degrees Celsius. If eggs containing salmonella are placed next to leftovers or other food in the fridge without any protection, there is a high chance of salmonella infection.
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照片:自由時報記者林彥彤
(Liberty Times, translated by Tu Yu-an)
不少民眾習慣用水清洗蛋後,再放入冰箱冷藏。不過專家指出,雞蛋其實不需要用水清洗,因為洗過以後,反而會破壞蛋殼保護膜,甚至可能較易孳生細菌,建議只要用柔軟乾布擦掉表面髒汙即可。
農委會家禽生產科科長李宜謙指出,如果是已經洗選過的盒裝蛋就完全不需要再清洗;而未洗選過的散裝蛋因蛋殼的天然保護膜還在,最長可保存一個月之久,若用水清洗反而會破壞其保護膜,保存天數也會隨之減少。
台大動物科學技術學系教授陳明汝表示,水洗後的蛋殼若未乾燥就放入冰箱,容易孳生細菌。他說,附著在蛋殼上的雞屎、髒汙易有沙門氏桿菌。只要冷藏溫度高於4°C,沙門氏桿菌就可以生存,萬一冰箱又有剩菜等食物未做好隔離,很容易造成細菌感染。
(自由時報記者林彥彤)
The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years killed at least 16 people and damaged dozens of buildings, but the destruction was largely contained thanks to decades of preparedness work. Taiwan sits on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, and — much like neighboring Japan — has a long history of catastrophic quakes. How does April 3 compare with other recent quakes? The April 3 earthquake, which measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, was felt across Taiwan. It was the most severe since a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999 killed
A: Artificial intelligence technology has been causing controversy lately: a student was caught cheating with AI to win the grand prize in an art contest. B: That’s so absurd. Does this mean that AI paints better than humans? A: Maybe. Luckily, the student was later disqualified. B: And more absurdly, it’s becoming more and more popular to use AI technology to “resurrect” people. A: Yeah, some netizens even posted videos featuring the late singer CoCo Lee, who was “resurrected” by them with AI software. A: 人工智慧的爭議不斷,有學生違規使用AI參加美術展,甚至贏得首獎。 B: 真誇張,這是不是代表AI比人類還強大? A: 或許吧,幸好得獎資格被取消。 B: 還有更誇張的︰讓死者重現的「AI復活」技術越來越熱門。 A: 對啊,還有網友製作已故歌后李玟「復活」的影片呢! (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
Around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival in June, the streets of Taiwan are filled with the delightful aroma of zongzi, a traditional snack made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves. The leaves are folded into a cone and then filled with sticky rice and other ingredients such as braised pork belly, peanuts and salted duck egg yolks. The filled leaves are then tightly tied with kitchen twine and ready for cooking. 每到六月端午時節,街頭巷尾就會飄出粽子的香氣。粽子是將糯米包進粽葉的傳統美食,先將粽葉折成圓錐狀塞入糯米,以及紅燒肉、花生、鹹鴨蛋黃等配料,用棉線綁緊後即可烹煮。 Dragon Boat Festival (n. phr.) 端午節 aroma
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