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Hunting for Eggs In The Market

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • August 16, 2011

Its versatility when it comes to cooking and food preparation makes it a wonderful ingredient to have in the kitchen. They are famous for that slimy content which we can turn into many different meals and use up to make lots of scrumptious dishes. But it’s not only the chicken that lays eggs, definitely not.

I know many of us city people love chicken eggs. We buy them in trays, in pieces, in dozens and make them into fried monsters for breakfast or mix them in to make delicious meals and even desserts. Before we discovered our love for eggs, the only dilemma we have when buying these eggs is what size do we want to buy, where do we buy them, or in what color do we want our eggs to be. But mind you, there are still lots of animals in the poultry, and it’s not only the chicken eggs that can be made into delicious treats.

Duck eggs. Slight larger than the regular chicken eggs, duck eggs are a little stronger in when it comes to flavor. They are often used to make desserts because of its richness and very gelatinous elements. Some people would like to use duck eggs in baking cakes they help in raising cakes and the like. But be careful with your serving as these duck eggs are proven to be high in cholesterol and fat as compared to chicken eggs. In Asia, it has also become a popular delicacy in the form of balut.

Quail Eggs. These kind of eggs are actually one of the smallest eggs that you can find the market. Quail eggs have almost the same flavor and the same level of cholesterol as that of a chicken egg. The shells vary in color, something in spotted brown to plain white. Despite its size, quail eggs are one of the most popular eggs used in cooking around the world, sometimes considered as a delicacy and sometimes less exotic. Because of their smaller state, quail eggs are often used in appetizers, salads, soup eggs, food toppings, or as streefoods.

Goose Eggs. This type of egg is starting to rise when it comes to demand in the farmer’s markets. Compared to a regular chicken egg, goose eggs are quite larger in size (sometimes 3x as that of a regular chicken egg), has richer yolk color and tougher outer shell. It might be scary to have large goose eggs on your table but the flavors are just as yummy as the chicken’s. You can have your goose eggs fried, hard boiled, poached, or just anything you want it to be. Goose eggs are very creamy and rich, especially when soft-boiled. It may be a little hard to use it for baking, though.

Hunting for Eggs In The MarketOstrich Eggs. What can you expect from a huge, flightless, bird? Well, I know I’m looking at very large ostrich eggs at the market. These ostrich eggs are as big as 20 regular chicken eggs with thick ivory-hued shell that coats each egg. Ostrich eggs have a little similar flavor to a chicken egg, with a little sweetness on the side. The results are more apparent in cooking as ostrich eggs appear to be more fluffier in texture when made into a scramble. Ostrich eggs are very rarely available in supermarkets, so if you’re looking for one, make sure to pay your Whole Food Market a visit.

There is definitely a whole new world of eggs in the market today. Now, you are not just looking at the egg sizes, but rather the kind of eggs from different poultry animals. Have fun egg hunting!

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