Minorca

Poultry

Minorca

A tier

Minorca eggs are large, strikingly white eggs from the tall Spanish Mediterranean breed once famed for egg size. Flavour is clean and mild; the white is plentiful, making them impressive fried eggs and useful when recipes need more albumen. Heat-tolerant breed history suits warm-climate small farms. Seek true Minorcas for oversized white heritage eggs rather than generic white commercials.

Also known as: Minorca egg, Menorquina egg

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Characteristics

Preparations

FreshFried ShowcaseHigh White RecipesWarm Climate Farm

Traits

Albumen RichClean MildHigh AlbumenLargeLarge WhiteMild CleanSpanish MediterraneanWhite

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United Kingdom

British Lion / Class

United States

USDA

History

ES

Minorcan fowl were known for large white eggs in Mediterranean trade.

GB

British interest grew in Minorcas as premier white-egg layers.

US

American breeders kept Minorcas for egg size records and utility.

Rare Minorca flocks still produced notable large white eggs.

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