Pre-cooked FRIED EGGS cause outrage after hitting shelves in Spain
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Pre-cooked FRIED EGGS cause outrage after hitting shelves in Spain, with nation appalled by modern laziness and environmental damage
- The pair of fried eggs are vacuum sealed in plastic film, sold for €1.80
- The price is the equivalent of a dozen raw eggs in Spanish supermarkets
- ‘Microwave 45 seconds’, reads the plastic packaging in Mercadona
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Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona has begun selling pre-cooked eggs across the country, prompting heated reactions from Spaniards angry at the laziness and environmental damage on display.
The pair of pre-cooked eggs are vacuum-sealed in a plastic film, sold for €1.80.
‘Put in the microwave for 45 seconds’, reads on the packaging.
An average person in Spain throws away 34 kilos of single-use plastic packaging a year, Blanca Rubial of the environmental group Amigos de la Tierra told RTVE.
The pair of boiled eggs are vacuum-sealed in plastic film and sell for €1.80 in the Spanish supermarket Mercadona. ‘Put in the microwave for 45 seconds’, reads on the packaging
“The price is exorbitant and the packaging cannot be less sustainable,” said a user in Spanish, reacting to the post on Twitter.
The price is the equivalent of a dozen raw eggs in Spanish supermarkets, according to The store.
“We are going to hell,” Dr. Elena Casado wrote on Twitter, posting a photo of the eggs.
‘What the fuck!’ (What the f***!) exclaimed a user of social networks in Spanish upon seeing the eggs.
“For the culinary AND ecological handicapped,” said another.
Social media users had just gotten over the upset over fried egg flavored chips being sold in Spain when the news broke.
Walmart and Carrefour also sell pre-peeled and dissected tangerines, which users mentioned
Spain’s new plastic waste law will ban plastic fruit and vegetable packaging if it weighs less than 1.5kg, but that won’t affect pre-cooked foods like pre-cooked eggs.
Social media users had just gotten over the hassle of fried egg flavored potato chips sold in Spain when the news came.
“I guess fried egg flavored chips weren’t abominable enough,” said a third user, referring to the variety of chips sold in Spain.
Others compared the food to previously peeled satsumas. sold at Walmartdenouncing modern laziness.
Carrefour also sells previously peeled and dissected mandarins.