Durham - Rich History Reigns Supreme in This Little Town

History- Durham - Durham was officially founded in 1066 by King William who identified the town as the ideal location for reigning over the town of Northumbria and for fighting off Scottish troops. However Durham's history dates further back to the arrival of religious communities who built wooden and stone churches next to the burial ground of their religious leader St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne.

Location- The picturesque town of Durham with it's population of 42939, is situated 21 Kilometres, South-West of Sunderland, England in the United Kingdom. Durham is a beautiful town boasting with endless hills, forests, rivers and meanders.

Weather- The town's weather is rather moderate to cold with minimum temperatures of 5.2 and maximum temperature of 12.5 Degrees Celsius, with lower rainfall than in the rest of the UK averaging at 44 inches per year. Air frost is less and sunshine more common in area when compared to other parts of England.

Must see's- The Durham Cathedral is an absolute must-see, featuring the finest and most beautiful Norman architecture on earth. The Cathedrals' construction began in 1093 and was completed in 1135. The building contains relics, texts and plates embodying the rich history of the town. Durham Castle built in 1072, is the ultimate tourist attraction containing the Great Hall, a 57ft Black Staircase made from oak and the Norman Chapel. The castles' 15th century kitchen is still in use today producing some wonderful function and festival foods. The castle has been in use uninterruptedly for more than 900 years.

Entertainment- The Gala Theatre and Cinema is the centrepiece of the towns arts programme, boasting with a 500 seat auditorium, hosting various live events and even it's own theatre productions. The theatre forms part of the GBP30 million Millennium City development project.

History of the Egg - It 'came first?

As we journey on one of the EGG to discuss key issues and most often is: "Who came first: the chicken or the egg" There is no clear conclusion about the history of this wonderful thing called Egg. According to the Bible The chicken came first. It 'was how it was said, and in the evening and morning. On the fourth day God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and birds that may fly above the earththe firmament of heaven. "Genesis 1:10-20. (Quote Unquote)

Then there's another school of thought that the eggs in existence long before the chicken remains. Harold McGee in his book on food and cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, says that these cells were more than a billion years. According to him, the first eggs were born at sea. The chicken developed only about 5000 years from Asian birds.

Although the history of the egga little 'uncertain, but it is obvious that the eggs used since the development was the primitive man. This will be the fact that chickens for food is an old practice and in a logical progression, the consumption of eggs will be accepted.

The eggs symbolize fertility and have a great religious significance. To date, there are many people who are associated with this wonderful food. Every culture has its own interpretation of this doctrine. Then a greatValue is added to the Easter egg. This festival has both a biological and cultural connotation. Before the modern livestock breeding of poultry, of which fewer eggs, chickens in the winter. This means that the festival was, of course, with the advent of spring and the new cycle of the hen with a larger number of eggs.

The eggs were considered a luxury, and Christians had to abhor the consumption of this product during Lent. Thisautomatically time out of food during Passover. In many parts of the world, including the ancient civilizations such as Egyptian, Chinese, greek and Persian, is a tradition of painting and decorating eggs in a colorful and interesting artwork.

Eggs are a unique form of foods with a low-calorie and high nutritional value. They are healthy, with the right amount of carbohydrates, proteins, fats and micronutrients. But theshould not be surprising if the same egg is a cover for the chick and all these ingredients are essential for developing chick.
In addition to nutritional value, eggs are also widely used in various recipes. It is said that playing the part of the eggs during cooking and keeps the cement and bind together the various ingredients.

Chickens are not the only animals that lay eggs. A variety of other birds such as ostrich, quail, sheep andTurkey spawn. But the most popularly consumed and enjoyed the chicken egg. E 'in the world and beyond available, it is quite cheap compared to other eggs.

The chickens were domesticated in Europe since 600 BC and came to the New World with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1493 He also said that during the French Revolution, the French more than 685 recipes, who knew the use of eggs involved.

So it is quite clear from allthese facts, the eggs are a popular product that is loved by the people, rich and poor, young and old. And it was rightly said in an advertisement Hindi, "On Sunday I Ya Monday, Roz Khao changes." It simply means that the eggs can be eaten in one day, if it is Sunday or Monday, which means by itself the importance of eating eggs.