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On a different note, while we have ridiculed many Homo Hubris eating utensils earlier:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/dietary-decolonization/msg5060/#msg5060

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/dietary-decolonization/msg11085/#msg11085

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/dietary-decolonization/msg11086/#msg11086

one that we missed but which I was just reminded of is yet another utterly unnecessary and uniquely Western item:

https://www.mashed.com/228143/the-real-reason-you-should-start-using-egg-cups/

Americans typically don't use egg cups — the tiny, cute little tableware specifically meant for holding a single soft-boiled egg. Some people might even think of these cups as being bougie or fancy, which might be chalked up to them being seen as an extra (and perhaps unneeded) part of a table setting (via The Takeout). But for tons of people, this is a vital part of their breakfast routine, and with good reason.

Recently, some egg cup fanatics from other countries found out about our lack of sophistication. Needless to say, they had some definite opinions. Our favorite comes from a Twitter user who said, "ok ok seriously though we did not go through 300 MILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION to have an egg just roll around on a f****** plate."

If you ask me, Americans should be proud that egg cups never caught on in the US. Why would anyone bother to manufacture something so superfluous? Yet read this ****:

https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-egg-cups.html

A single egg, uncracked, in a white eggcup, this time served alongside a ramekin that contained a sliver of Parmesan cheese. Between the two porcelain dishes was sandwiched a single slice of sunflower toast. Simple? Absolutely. But that white egg balanced on matching ceramic made the whole thing feel fancy
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An eggcup takes something as mundane as a soft-boiled egg and elevates it to the centerpiece of a meal. They’re, almost by definition, a luxury, since you don’t need one to eat an egg. Plus, they’re often so uniquely shaped that they can rarely be repurposed for another use. But to own and use an eggcup is to be the kind of person who could, hypothetically, leisurely enjoy a soft-boiled egg for breakfast under the Italian sun, or host elaborate brunches at the drop of a hat.

And then, just when I thought I had seen it all, literally while writing this post I found out that there also exists an egg cutter:



Only in Western civilization.....