The "happier" poultry
- lilmrskim
- 2017년 4월 5일
- 2분 분량
This week I want to share information on how to find free range chicken and fertile eggs in Korean markets.
Fertile eggs vs. Non-fertile eggs
As far as the studies go, there are no nutritional differences or taste advantages in a fertile egg. So why should we go for the fertile ones? Fertile eggs are from hens that obviously live a little happier life than their caged starved counterparts at the commercial factories. The hens are allowed to "have fun" while going through the process of laying eggs. And obviously, the process of laying fertile eggs is a natural way. Some would say these days, the "paleo" way.
Where do I buy fertile eggs in Korea? From what I know, there are two brands that strictly bring on market just fertile eggs. You can find them in all big markets. (I buy mine at E-Mart or Lotte Mart.) The fertile eggs are about 1.500 won ~ 2000 won more expensive. One of them is called 동물복지 유정란 (translates to Animal welfare fertile eggs) and the other is 친환경 유정란 (translates to Eco-friendly fertile eggs). According to the locals these two brands are the biggest and most reliable. But be careful. If you want to be sure that the fertile eggs come from free range chicken, search for the Animal Welfare approved label.
The one that come with 친환경(Eco-friendly) can easily mean JUST "non-pesticides" and doesn't necessarily relate to the animals welfare.
So if you are searching for the cleanest and "happiest" eggs out there, search for boxes like this one. It has "Animal welfare" label, "No hormones" label and "No pesticide" label. And it's 유정란.
There will be more brands out there and if you want to search for any fertile eggs, search for this letters on the box 유정란.
Free range chicken
If you care for free range chicken meat, then search for words 토종닭 on the box. I think it's unnecessary to describe the difference between caged animals and free range animals, am I right? ^^
A lot of people find the free range chicken meat less tasty, because the meat can get a little more chewy as the animals spent their life moving around and their muscles are thus far more developed than the caged chicken ones. As far as I know the price also isn't as dramatic as expected. So how do you find free range chicken in Korea? As mentioned, search for the word 토종닭 on the box/pack.
Let's support Korean baby steps towards animal welfare and rights, what do you say?
Enjoy Korea,
LK Health coaching.
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