chinese food...

I have had that before We call that preserved egg It's really delicious,I love them . Especially there is a kind of porridge made of preserved eggs and muscle,very good

hehehe. i actually tried pasting what my above comment but i can't yet... hehehe. anyway, century eggs are "preserved" eggs. they are basically boiled eggs which have been cured and buried for 100 days, thus the name "century" eggs. because of its "curing" process, the hard boiled eggs turn grayish black with the consistency of hard jelly. teh surprising thing about it is the eggs don't actually smell rotten or taste rotten. they compliment a number of chinese dishes like salted pork and beef, and are also commonly served as appetizers or with porridge and noodles. i think you can get them from chinese groceries or maybe you can ask your favorite chinese restaurant if they have them. let me know what you think once you've tried them.=) thanks!!!

please check my first comment... thanks! you can also check http://nookandpantry.blogspot.com and search century eggs. very interesting! thanks!

century eggs are actually eggs which have been cooked then buried in soil and allowed to cure for 100 days, thus the name "century" eggs. a lot of people are actually shocked, even disgusted, at the idea of eating "rotten" eggs but surprisingly the eggs (which turn into a grayish-black color) do not stink at all. the entire egg actually turns into something that is almost jelly-like in consistency. century eggs are often served as appetizers or with noodles and porridge... thanks!

Yeah, I got it. I think the century eggs are preserved eggs indeed. It is made by rare duck egg. The rare one wrap with earth and perserve many days. Of course, this is the roughly making method, I don't know exactly. When you are ready to eat, just get the rind off. You can eat it rare, boild, or fried. If eat rare, you should dip with soy sauce and sesami oil. The preserved eggs have the effect that can get rid of the heat in your body, if you eaten too much spicy food. But don't eat too much, as the preserved eggs is offten with metal lead. You know if your body accumulated too much lead, it is hard to get it out. I don't mean you can't eat it, and I just ate it on my lunch. :)

no problem! thanks for participating! these days chicken and duck eggs are used to make century eggs. check out http://nookand pantry.blogspot.com for more information about century eggs. thanks!

(please refer to my earlier comments. thanks!!) to add to it, these days, century eggs are no longer commonly burried in soil or coated with clay but are allowed to preserve in a mixture of salt, lime, tea and wood ash. after the preservation process, the egg becomes grayish and speckled... thanks!

me, too! i also like foo-yong, which is actually omelette. especially crab foo-yong with crab meat and mushrooms! yummy!