In Europe, America, Japan, and South America and a lot more
countries, eggs are used not only as a great source of protein but as a part of
cuisines specific to the region. In short, east or west, eggs is the best.
It is not an overstatement to claim there is an on-going
love affair between eggs and humans. Eggs have passed effortlessly through the
dividers of cuisines all around the world, leading to its status as a globally
produced and consumed food item.
In 1972, Ray Kroc was invited to a McDonald’s restaurant in
Santa Barbara to try the first McDonald’s sandwich made with eggs. When Kroc saw
the breakfast sandwich – hot egg, combined with cheese, Canadian bacon and
English muffins, he was baffled as an egg-sandwich
was unusual at that time. But after he had had a bite, Kroc, who had had lunch
already, didn’t stop till he had two sandwiches.
“He didn’t want me to reject it out of hand, which I might
have done, because it was a crazy idea—a breakfast sandwich. It consisted of an
egg that had been formed in a Teflon circle, with the yolk broken, and was
dressed with a slice of cheese and a slice of grilled Canadian bacon. This was
served open-faced on a toasted and buttered English muffin. I boggled a bit at
the presentation. But then I tasted it, and I was sold,” Kroc said.
Eggstastic invention,
it truly was, as is proven by Egg McMuffin’s popularity today.
As it has less sodium, EggMcMuffin became a healthy breakfast sandwich. Today it is so popular, that
in many countries, the sandwich is served all day long.
