Egg-ceptional Farming.

An egg tastes better if it is a sustainable egg. The eggs we use at our locations come from the Eike farm. This is a fully sustainable farm, where the manure is collected for heating the stables. The chickens there are not only kept nice and warm, they are also fed fresh worms in combination with vegetable feed from the rapeseed and sunflower fields around the farm.

The farm breeds the chickens itself. The gender is checked by amniocentesis. Before the embryo develops, it can be decided to sell the eggs from which a hen would hatch as edible eggs. This means that hens are not slaughtered unnecessarily. The entire process from egg – to chicken – to egg is transparent and 100% circular. That is why this chicken farm has an ‘On the way to PlanetProef’ quality mark.

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Did you know that …

… white eggs are more sustainable than brown ones? A white chicken lays white eggs and a brown one lays brown eggs. Many people think that it depends on the type of food, but that is not the case. A white chicken needs less food. Therefore, less feed needs to be produced. And that means less CO2 emissions. In addition, white chickens remain productive longer and lay more eggs per year. Much better for the environment. And also for our wallet. The white eggs are often cheaper, while the quality is just as good as the brown ones. The brown eggs are mainly produced because the consumer prefers a brown egg. So purely cosmetic.

Eggtive cooking.

Egg is a versatile and delicious ingredient and can be eaten all day long. Do you think you’ve tried everything and are you a real eggspert? Then you might need some fresh inspiration for your latest egg creation. We have selected a few nice egg cookbooks for you. You’ll find recipes from a classic Eggs Benedict to an exotic emu egg omelette. Get your kitchen eggtivities going!

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