Q&A: I Found a Fly in a Pot of Eggs
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I Found a Fly in a Pot of Eggs
Question
Hello,
I put 6 eggs in a pot of water and turned on the gas. I came back after 20 minutes to turn it off and saw a small fly inside, bubbling. Is there any problem with eating the eggs? Maybe theoretically some tiny parts of the fly stuck to the eggs or something else.
Answer
Even if they stuck to the outside of the eggs, you peel them. In addition, the Shulchan Arukh at the end of section 104 wrote that the taste of insects is an unpleasant taste.