Calling all Chefs -
Your Egg Recipe Could be a Winner!

Bord Bia and the Irish Egg Association are on the hunt for Ireland’s most Eggsciting recipes from Chefs all over the country, and we don’t mean breakfast or brunch. We’re talking lunch, dinner, tapas and any other Eggspresssions from creative Chef Eggsperts!

Not only are eggs nutritious and delicious, they are also hugely versatile and can offer a great value savoury alternative for a lunch or dinner menu offering.

We want to hear about your favourite egg recipe... Providing... the recipe submitted is a savoury dish and made with Bord Bia Quality Assured eggs; that is not a breakfast or brunch offering.

Entries are open to professional chefs and cooks in the Republic of Ireland. The winner and four regional runners up will be selected by Georgina Campbell and the Bord Bia team, and all submissions entered will be given full and fair consideration.

Don’t forget to use Bord Bia Quality Assured Eggs in your recipe so you know they have been produced to the highest Bord Bia quality standards which have been verified at every stage.

Prizes
•  €1,000 for the winning entry: (€500 One4All voucher PLUS €500 to be redeemed against a hotel/restaurant of your choice)*
•  4 x €250 One4All vouchers for each of the four shortlisted runners-up entries 
•   Sunday Independent magazine feature highlighting the winner and their selected egg dish.
•   PR opportunities for both runners up and winner

 * Venue must be located in Ireland. 

Submit your favourite egg recipe

Nominations close on Tuesday 30th April 2019 at 12 noon.

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How to identify Bord Bia Quality Assured Eggs

All eggs in the Bord Bia Egg Quality Assurance Scheme carry the Bord Bia Quality assurance logo both on the packaging and on the egg itself.

Key Aspects of the Bord Bia Egg Quality Assurance Scheme

This scheme is designed to build on the general high health status of the country’s laying flock by introducing further measures of prevention and control. It is a code of best practice covering the rearing, production and packing of eggs.

Why Choose Eggs produced under the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme

The FSAI recommends Bord Bia Quality assured eggs to avoid the possibility of salmonella particularly for use in recipes that require either raw eggs or undercooked eggs. In an advisory note of May 2010 they state:

Hen eggs produced under the Egg Quality Assurance Scheme, set up by Bord Bia in 1999, are subject to enhanced Salmonella spp. controls in addition to the regulatory requirements and are ink-jet marked with the Quality Assurance logo. Caterers using fresh shell hen eggs in egg dishes that are not cooked thoroughly should use the safest eggs available i.e. eggs produced under the Bord Bia Egg Quality Assurance Scheme.