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ohmyasian: (via from-the-east)2661.  Chinese Preserved egg (皮蛋, pídàn). “(Usually)A duck egg that has been preserved in a mixture of clay, salt, ash, lime, and rice hulls for several weeks and even months. The result of this chemical process leaves the egg yolk a dark green color and transforms the whites into a translucent, black jelly. The egg will have a different flavor and has an odor of sulfur and ammonia. Some eggs have patterns on their surface that look like snowflakes or pine branches!”

ohmyasian:

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2661.  Chinese Preserved egg (皮蛋, pídàn). “(Usually)A duck egg that has been preserved in a mixture of clay, salt, ash, lime, and rice hulls for several weeks and even months. The result of this chemical process leaves the egg yolk a dark green color and transforms the whites into a translucent, black jelly. The egg will have a different flavor and has an odor of sulfur and ammonia. Some eggs have patterns on their surface that look like snowflakes or pine branches!”


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