The black egg is a preserved, maybe duck, egg, and they are quite yummy.
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Nokkelost@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That was fucking easy, I’d eat the raw onion. Second choice is probably the caterpillar, risk here being that I might puke while doing it, but worth a shot. Third is the chilli.
I have no idea what that black egg is and I’m not fucking with whatever that is.
Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 day ago
theedqueen@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The egg is a century egg/tea egg and common in a few Asian cuisines. It’s awesome in rice porridge.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 day ago
i’ve had the caterpillar dried and seasoned. underneath the seasoning it had a nutty flavor.
fonix232@fedia.io 1 day ago
That's.... not a caterpillar. That's the larvae/maggot of the common cockchafer, as far as I can tell. Otherwise known as Maybug.
The black egg is century egg, a duck or chicken egg preserved in an alkaline solution (usually quicklime, ash, salt and rice hulls). It's not horrible in the way, say, surströmming is, but it an unusual taste and texture that makes most people balk at the idea. Honestly, I'd pick it over even the onion.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 day ago
i don’t know enough about bugs and i’m not googling cockchafer so i’ll take your word for it
fonix232@fedia.io 19 hours ago
Literally gave you an alternative name dude. Maybug.