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Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

By Andrew F. Smith

Published 2004

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All birds reproduce by laying eggs, from the ostrich’s speckled, iridescent, football-size specimens to the songbird’s tiny ovals. But humans discovered another role for birds’ eggs: they were a good source of food, which elevated the birds’ status. Although the eggs of quail, duck, and other birds are prized, by far the majority of eggs consumed in America are chicken eggs.

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