Chicken or the egg - WikipediaThis article is about the philosophical dilemma. For the dish combining both chicken meat and eggs, see oyakodon. Illustration from Tacuina sanitatis, 14th century The chicken or the egg causality dilemma is commonly stated as the question, "which came first: the chicken or the egg?" The dilemma stems from the observation that all chickens hatch from eggs and all chicken eggs are laid by chickens.
