Dunchondong egg shop for springy boiled No. 1 and 2 eggs: Fresh Farmer

What kind of egg shop is Fresh Farmer?

Fresh Farmer is an organic egg brand you can find in department stores, and its Fresh Farmer Olympic Park Foreon Direct Store is in Park Foreon, Dunchondong, Gangdong-gu. If you're looking for healthy organic eggs, it's worth a stop.

Eggs are something I eat every day, so I'm fairly picky about which ones I buy. I usually look for animal-welfare eggs or shell number 1 and 2 eggs. Since a shop selling the Fresh Farmer organic eggs from the department stores is in Gangdong, I paid a visit. Once I boiled them at home, I was amazed by the differences, from the heft of the egg itself to the color of the yolk.

Location and how Fresh Farmer Olympic Park Foreon Direct Store works

The store is on the B1 floor of the arcade in the Foreon apartment complex, close to Exit 1 of Dunchondong Station on Line 5.

The Foreon direct store is a 24-hour unmanned shop, so you can buy eggs whenever it suits you. Fresh Farmer runs its own farm and manages everything from production to distribution. The brand mostly supplies department stores, and the owner told me this kind of store is a first, here in Gangdong.

What's the difference between shell number 1 and 2 eggs?

I tried two kinds of Fresh Farmer eggs this time: No. 1 organic free-range fertilized eggs and No. 2 animal-welfare fertilized eggs!

Do you know about the numbers printed on eggshells?

• No. 1: free-range
• No. 2: barn-raised (cage-free indoors)
• No. 3: improved cages
• No. 4: conventional cages

I already choose eggs based on how the hens are raised, so it was nice to compare two products side by side. To be fair, the shell number alone doesn't prove an egg is more nutritious or tastier, but it does mean something to know the conditions your food was produced in.

Feed and farming display in the store

The store also has displays about feed and how the hens are raised. I found it interesting that the ingredients and mix of the feed can change the color of the yolk. Patent details are on display too, so you can tell this brand cares about the production process, not just selling eggs. Of course, no particular feed or farming method guarantees disease prevention, but hearing directly how the eggs are produced made me trust it more.

When does Fresh Farmer restock eggs?

Fresh Farmer eggs arrive every Tuesday and Thursday. If you visit in the evening, you can buy eggs laid that morning. Because they run in small quantities, freshness holds up.

They say tastings are held on weekdays. I went on a weekend so I didn't see a tasting table, but I chose the No. 1 and No. 2 products based on the owner's explanation and recommendation. He also told me the yolk colors of the two differ, so I should compare them myself.

How did the No. 1 and No. 2 eggs turn out when boiled?

The eggs felt weighty from the moment I bought them. Boiled, each egg really did have some heft, as if it were dense.

The lemon-colored yolk of the No. 1 organic free-range egg

The owner said the No. 1 organic free-range eggs come from hens fed on pasture grass, so the yolk color is paler. Just as described, the yolk was a pale yellow closer to lemon than a vivid yellow. The eggs I'd been eating had deep yolks, and I'd assumed a deep yolk meant richer and better.

Yolk color can change depending on what the hens eat, so a deeper color doesn't automatically mean a better egg. The feed mix matters too, and comparing them myself was fun.

A springy, firm bite

Both the No. 1 and No. 2 eggs felt fresh and firm. Rather than soft, they had a springy bite.

Fresh Farmer regular orders, from a home that eats eggs every day

We eat two boiled eggs every morning, and also use eggs a lot for scrambled eggs, fried eggs and steamed egg (gyeran-jjim). I try to get protein steadily, so eggs are always an ingredient I take care to keep stocked. This time I compared Fresh Farmer products myself and heard about their farming conditions and quality control, and I was satisfied.

I hear Fresh Farmer offers regular orders, so we're thinking about ordering steadily. If you're looking for eggs in Dunchondong, check out a place like Fresh Farmer where you can see the production conditions and product features yourself. Since it's something you eat every day, it's good to choose based not only on price but on the standards the eggs were produced under. Tastings are available too, so go take a look!