Pre-boiled fried eggs spark outrage after hitting shelves in Spain – a country reeling from modern laziness and environmental degradation

Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona has started selling pre-boiled eggs across the country, sparking a backlash from Spaniards angry at the laziness and environmental damage on display.

The pair of ready-to-eat eggs is vacuum packed in a plastic wrap and costs €1.80.

“Microwave for 45 seconds,” says the packaging.

An average person in Spain throws away 34 kilograms of single-use plastic packaging a year, Blanca Rubial of the environmental movement Amigos de la Tierra told RTVE.

“The price is outrageous and the packaging couldn’t be less sustainable,” one user responded in Spanish to the message on Twitter.

The price is equivalent to a dozen uncooked eggs in Spanish supermarkets, according to The Local.

“We’re going to hell,” said Dr. Elena Casado took to Twitter and posted a photo of the eggs.

“Pero que cojones!” (What the heck!) exclaimed one social media user in Spanish when he saw the eggs.

“For the culinary AND ecologically challenged,” said another.

Social media users were just getting over the excitement of fried egg chips being sold in Spain when the news broke

Walmart and Carrefour also sell pre-peeled and sliced ​​mandarins, users said

Spain’s new waste law bans plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables if they weigh less than 1.5kg, but pre-cooked foods such as pre-boiled eggs are not affected.

Social media users were just getting over the excitement of fried egg chips being sold in Spain when the news broke.

“I guess the fried egg flavored chips weren’t really horrible,” said a third user, referring to the type of chips sold in Spain.

Others compared the food to pre-peeled satsumas sold at WalmartRejection of modern laziness.

Carrefour also sells pre-peeled and sliced ​​mandarins.