Black egg smell of concentrated ammonia should be more people Dubbed 'eggs horse urine'.
Hundreds of years ago, in a small rural area in China, someone had the idea of preserving duck eggs in pools of water and lime mud. After the trial period, eggs for the unique flavor, become traditional cuisine over the centuries in Hong Kong, China and some Southeast Asian region.
Although details dish "century eggs" are not recorded in writing, the scientists have estimated it has more than 500 years ago during the Ming Dynasty. Besides the application of scientific techniques to mass produce eggs, egg preservation process basically not much changed.
Today, to make this dish, one must challenge a water tank consists of black tea concentrate, lime, salt and wood ashes to cool overnight. The next day, eggs, duck eggs or quail eggs will be added to the mixture soak for about 7 weeks to 5 months.
Eggs are also known by many different names such as eggs hundred years, thousand-year eggs or egg millennium. Today, it became popular to be mass produced, even available in grocery stores in China and is in the list of Asian dishes to try, along with soup or soup chicken feet solid.
The appearance of eggs is the challenge for the chefs. Yolk instead of the bright orange jelly is a form of dark brown and dark green. Eggs should concentrate ammonia smell egg dish known as "egg horse urine." A lot of the younger generation to grow up from eggs and we must learn to love this flavor.
Egg dishes are very popular in Hong Kong restaurant menus. According to Mrs. Carrel Kam, Director Yung Kee restaurant famous, serving "century eggs" as an appetizer, foreigners initially seem frightened by the look blackened, ugly. However when they overcome the initial psychological and awful smell, new visitors feel the unique flavor of this dish.
Egg heart texture smooth, shiny and succulent. When served with a small slice of ginger, sweet and spicy blend together like melted where the tongue, makes people fascinated. Egg dishes can be eaten at any time of the day such as breakfast, lunch, dinner or midday dish depends on the taste of connoisseurs.
Century eggs are a favorite food of the adult generation Chinese and tourists curious to discover. However it is not popular among young people due to concerns about the processing and preservation of food.
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