Do all chicken eggs taste the same?

[Hennypen]

I'm asking because we ate the chicken eggs. And I didn't like them. There seemed to be too much yolk compared to the egg whites. Is this normal? Are they all like this?

 

[Kansaseq]

No. I don't think they all taste the same.Of course grocery store eggs taste like cardboard; that's a given. Backyard chickens raised on mostly layer/bag feed, taste much better. But the eggs from birds that get to free range and eat a wide variety of grasses, bugs, and other protein, have the best tasting eggs. The yolks will be a bright orange rather than yellow.
I have heard that eggs can take on the flavor of what the chicken eats. It's recommended to not feed things like garlic because it can taint the flavor of the eggs.

As for the yolk to white ratio, if you've only eaten store bought eggs, then you are used to runny whites that may seem larger in proportion to the yolk. Very fresh egg whites are firm and don't spread out as much, making them seem smaller.

Give fresh eggs another try. They are wonderful!

 

[gocrow77]

Mostly it depends on what the hen eats. I wouldn't recommend letting them eat much onion, garlic, or alot of fish at once. The flavor of strong tasting foods like these can come through in the eggs.

 

[al6517]

The eggs from my home flock taste the best, but then again I am a little bias, I know there content, their feed quality, and their health. So yes they most certainly do taste better than any 3 wk old store bought egg.

AL

 

[speckledhen]

I think you just ate a REAL egg. They are much "eggier" and more flavorful than old, stale, anemic storebought eggs.

 

[RendonRoo]

I love garlic in my eggs. Unfortunately i have wild garlic in my yard and they won't hardly touch it. LOL Guess i'll have to add it myself.

 

[Equus5O]

I am so concerned that my husband won't like the taste of the eggs. That's if they ever start laying! I told him if he doesn't our "home grown" eggs, he just won't be eating any more eggs! I have to admit that I've never eaten a fresh egg, either

I hope I like them!

 

[Mrs.ChickChick]

I'm kinda worried I won't like them too! My girls are only 8 weeks, so I have awhile to wait.

We bought some "cage-free" brown eggs, and the yolks were really deep yellow/orange. I thought these tasted pretty good, but are these any comparison to backyard fresh eggs?

 

[SC_Hugh]

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One great thing about getting eggs from your own chickens are that you will have an abundant supply. You can toss out a couple of yolks and add a few extra whites to decrease the yolk factor or just scramble them or add them to other recipes until you get used to the better quality egg. Give a few to your friends and listen to them rave about your eggs and then I bet you will enjoy them more.

Side by side tasting, I used to prefer farmed hatched salmon to wild salmon, this is because I have grown up eating the farmed stuff. But given a little time, I have learned to love the wild stuff more.

Good eating,

Hugh

 

[greathorse]

I think you will be much happier with eggs from chickens that are fed the lowest cost ration that the nutrionist can concoct based on the commodities on hand.

I think you will be much happier with eggs that come from hens that have never seen the light of day and never will.

I think you will be much happier eating eggs with light pale yolks, loose runny whites and mild bland flavor.

I think that with a lot of research and the correct housing situation, and the correct ration you could duplicate the tasteless, runny, flattened yolk eggs that you can buy out of your grocery store. Of course it would cost you three or four times more to produce it than to buy it but then you would have the perfect flat yoked runny white, tasteless egg they are delighted to sell you at the supermarke

I think that a much easier route is to consider what a good egg really looks and tastes like and forget about the low cost process we have perfected in much of agriculture.