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Century egg

Century egg
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Century egg
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Century egg
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FOOD HORROR #24 · China

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Century egg is preserved through an alkaline process that transforms both white and yolk. In home cooking it is used as a ready-made product.

Chinacentury egg recipe

What it is

Century egg is preserved through an alkaline process that transforms both white and yolk. In home cooking it is used as a ready-made product.

Why is Century egg on a site called Food Horrors? Because its ingredients, aroma or texture can surprise people who did not grow up with it. That does not make the dish inferior: this project treats unusual food as culture first, spectacle second.

Cultural guide, not a DIY fermentation tutorial.
Do not improvise the alkaline preservation process at home.

Ingredients

How to prepare it

  1. Peel the already-preserved eggs.
  2. Cut into wedges.
  3. Arrange over chilled silken tofu.
  4. Dress with soy sauce, sesame oil and spring onion.

Taste, texture and how to serve

Approach the dish with a small tasting portion. The goal is not a stunt: observe aroma, temperature, texture and the traditional accompaniments. Strong flavours become easier to understand when tasted in their original culinary context.

Kitchen safety: Food-safety rule: use traceable, food-grade ingredients, keep cold foods properly refrigerated, prevent cross-contamination and cook animal products thoroughly when the recipe calls for it.

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