Because even in an egg crisis, you need cake

Bird Flu has decimated our commercial poultry farms in Australia. Empty shelves where the eggs used to be is a regular sight. That is how it goes with food security. Today Australia, tomorrow maybe where you live. Or maybe something else will disappear from the shelves.This is the first in a series of articles looking at diversifying your options on our most vulnerable foods globally. I’ve written this article for everyone who can face an uncertain world so long as they still have cake…and pancakes…and burger patties…The most obvious solution in an egg crisis is to buy some chickens for your own backyard supply. I adore my chickens but I don’t recommend getting hens for cheap eggs. Here’s a simple equation for you: The feed store + spoiled pet chickens = an empty bank account. The egg replacement answer is not chickens. It’s Aquafaba.Aquafaba sounds like the name of a spa resort where you sip green goop but trust me, if you ever have to deal with Bird Flu where you live (as we are in Australia), this is the answer with no green goop involved. Aquafaba is Latin meaning water-bean. The main ingredient in Aquafaba is the brine from cooking chickpeas or sometimes…