Duck eggs!!!

[QSis]

My plumber (and former co-worker) and I were discussing the Asian supermarket in our town and he mentioned that he buys duck eggs there. He convinced me to try some, so I bought a half dozen and did a side-by-side comparison with a large chicken egg.

As far as I can tell, the duck egg is bigger and takes longer to cook, but there is no difference in flavor.

I fried the eggs in butter, and put the duck egg in a minute before the chicken egg. Should have been at least 2 minutes, maybe 2 1/2, because I had to take out the chicken egg while the duck egg finished cooking.

Delicious breakfast! And FILLING!

I am going to try hard boiling a couple, too. For chicken eggs, I bring them to a boil, take them off the heat for 20 minutes, then plunge them in ice water.

I'll have to look up hard boiled duck eggs.

Lee

 

[Cooksie]

Great post! Some people say duck eggs taste richer. I've never had one. How did they compare in price?

 

[QSis]

Cooksie, the half dozen was $3.99.

Lee

 

[luvs]

i see those when i'm buying groceries & considered buying a few. btw, i bought a quailegg & named that egg, haha.

 

[Adillo303]

I have not seen duck eggs anyplace I shop.

The regional supermarket near me has quail eggs. Cute little things. I would have no idea what to do with them.

 

[QSis]

The regional supermarket near me has quail eggs. Cute little things. I would have no idea what to do with them.

Where's IronChef when you need him?

Wonder how he's doing .... and where he's doing.

Lee

 

[Moxie]

You often see them used on catering menus. Fried, then laid on top of appetizers - steak tartar comes to mind. The proportion of yolk to white is higher than a chicken egg, so they are richer & creamier.

They also often appear on top of salads.