What are thousand year old eggs, and how do they taste?!
What are thousand year old eggs, and how do they taste?
I've heard of thousand year old eggs, but i want to know what they are, and if you know: how do they taste?
Answers:
You will find 2 types one a dark black and another in a browny straw like material, the eggs are preserve in a mixture of salt, wood ash, lye or lime and the buried in pots for 1-2 months, the same for the straw type, it does not under go the same transformation and is generally known as a salted duck egg, use in soups and in baking like mooncakes and bean paste pastrys.
The dark one, when cracked has transformed into a jelly like consistancy, the white is a murky brown and the yolk is dark brown to black, they are then either steamed or chopped up and use in rice dishes like the steamed packets with pork, sausage and dried shrimp in bamboo leaves, the triangular thing they sell on the streets or in grocery stores. I have had them a number of times when I wasa chef, they are not everyones fancy, an acquired taste.