"Is This Meant to Be Eaten?"... American Woman Dyes Easter Eggs by Putting Them in the Toilet

Used Toilet to Dye Large Number of Easter Eggs
Explains Controversy: "I Didn't Know Easter Eggs Were Eaten"
Fake Easter Eggs Gain Popularity Amid Soaring Egg Prices in the U.S.

As the Easter holiday approaches in the United States, where there is a culture of coloring or drawing on eggs, a woman faced backlash online for dyeing Easter eggs in a toilet. After receiving criticism from many netizens for this method, the woman explained, "I didn't know Easter eggs were meant to be eaten."

On the 13th (local time), foreign media including the New York Post reported that a video posted last week on social media by Kate Heinzelman, who lives in Minnesota, USA, became the center of controversy with over 3 million views. The post showed the process of dyeing Easter eggs in a toilet to celebrate Easter.

In the video, Heintzelman stuffs 24 eggs into the toilet. Then, she sprinkles dye into the toilet, adds baking soda, and pours 4 liters of vinegar. Instagram Kate Heintzelman

In the video, Heinzelman puts 24 eggs into the toilet bowl. She then sprinkles dye into the toilet, adds baking soda, and pours 4 liters of vinegar. The eggs became stained with irregular, multicolored blotchy patterns. Heinzelman currently has about 500,000 Instagram followers. She explained that the idea originated from a mistake that happened in the kitchen.

However, the video soon raised significant hygiene concerns and sparked fierce criticism from netizens. Toilets are considered unsuitable for handling food due to the abundance of bacteria. Viewers of the video criticized, saying, "Because of you, someone could suffer from food poisoning," and "Because of people like this, party food shouldn't be eaten." In response to the heavy criticism, Heinzelman clarified, "I didn't know people eat Easter eggs."

In the video, Heintzelman stuffs 24 eggs into the toilet. Then, she sprinkles dye into the toilet, adds baking soda, and pours 4 liters of vinegar. Instagram Kate Heintzelman

Meanwhile, ahead of the Easter holiday on the 20th, a trend is emerging among Americans to create fake Easter eggs using potatoes, marshmallows, stones, and other items instead of real eggs. During Easter, Americans color and decorate eggshells and share the eggs, which symbolize new life and resurrection. However, due to the impact of avian influenza and other factors, egg prices in the U.S. have skyrocketed over the past year, leading more people to use alternative items to capture the Easter spirit.

Recently, videos have been posted on social media showing round marshmallows dyed and decorated to look like chicks, or potatoes used to make Easter eggs. Another popular method involves making egg shapes out of cardboard and wrapping them with aluminum foil or other materials to create fake eggs.