Mind of my Stroked Brain

I used to eat eggs most of my life. Started as a boy on advice by the doctor - needed the protein as I used to play a lot. Eggs were not allowed in the house then. I initially started having it raw with whatever I was having then - nutramul or maltova or some such thing. I hated it and stopped/ refused to have it after a while. Later, it was ok to be cooked outside (backyard). So tried boiled eggs (separate utensils for it of course). I was ok with it, but only just. Used to have it as a necessity - like medicine. It was many years later that I had an omlette (plain I think) and I liked it very much. Much later, I would really enjoy a big omlette with veggies, toast with butter and a cup of coffee on the side. Sometime in 2017 I think, I stopped eating eggs. I had no aversion developed. It was not religious as well. I considered eggs as vegetarian as well. So I don't remember the reason exactly.  Maybe because I did a lot of Yoga and felt it didn't help flexibility I think. Any...

Few days back, one of my nurses, who is a non-vegetarian, asked me if eggs were vegetarian. I didn't know how or what to answer. So she asked our nanny/ housekeeper as to if we are vegetarian then how come there are eggs in the house? My other nurse chipped in, and very confidentiality stated that eggs were vegetarian. I was surprised with her conviction for it's a fairly debated topic. So I dug around online a little bit. Summary below: Eggs are definitely not vegan, as it an animal product. They are not considered Satwik in traditional categorisation.  If we go with a strict thinking that non vegetarian being anything alive before landing up on the table, eggs don't fit the bill. There was no life in the farmed eggs as these eggs are unfertilized. Roosters are not let anywhere near the hens. They are just laid by hens everyday, fertilized or not.  Gross warning: There are lots of debates online, whether its a cycle and can be considered as a hen's period. Well there ...