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fresnelly · 08-13-2008, 08:17 PM

A co-worker told me today about his Russian born mother's favourite childhood treat that she sorely wishes she could get here in Canada.

Apparently, there's a stage in a chicken egg's development before it's laid and before the shell is hardened at which they are very tasty in a unique sort of way.

You don't harvest them from live chickens but only find them by chance while butchering them.

Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? Was she pulling his leg? Eggs without shells?

I can't even imagine it, but I'm fascinated.

Willravel · 08-13-2008, 08:43 PM

I believe I made a thread on this.
The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World

#1 is Balut, a Filipino dish that sounds a lot like what you're describing.

fresnelly · 08-14-2008, 06:42 AM

I don't think so. I believe he was talking about unfertilized eggs just about ready to be laid. Baluts are fertilized and incubated outside the body for awhile.

I'll ask for clarification.

For the record, I could never eat a balut but maybe what my co-worker is talking about.

alkaloid · 08-26-2008, 05:42 AM

I thought I might have heard of something like that but I can't recall, really. But I want to mention another weird egg recipe. I used to see these when I pass by Chinatown in New York, and I always wanted to try it. But I was always too scared of them.

Century egg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salted duck egg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Poppinjay · 08-26-2008, 06:02 AM

His best bet may be to find a Filipino restaurant that serves arroz caldo. Find their supplier. They generally come with gizzard and the egg sac.

It all looks absolutely disgusting uncooked, but makes a nice soup. The eggs are indeed premature, unfertile hen eggs.

08-13-2008, 08:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto	Russian Delicacy of No-Shell Chicken Eggs? A co-worker told me today about his Russian born mother's favourite childhood treat that she sorely wishes she could get here in Canada. Apparently, there's a stage in a chicken egg's development before it's laid and before the shell is hardened at which they are very tasty in a unique sort of way. You don't harvest them from live chickens but only find them by chance while butchering them. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? Was she pulling his leg? Eggs without shells? I can't even imagine it, but I'm fascinated. __________________ "I am Ronald of Mordor, the Mage, the Destroyer. Taste the scorched fruit inside my pies. Chew the bitter towelette of truth." J Pod by Douglas Coupland

08-14-2008, 06:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto	I don't think so. I believe he was talking about unfertilized eggs just about ready to be laid. Baluts are fertilized and incubated outside the body for awhile. I'll ask for clarification. For the record, I could never eat a balut but maybe what my co-worker is talking about. __________________ "I am Ronald of Mordor, the Mage, the Destroyer. Taste the scorched fruit inside my pies. Chew the bitter towelette of truth." J Pod by Douglas Coupland

08-26-2008, 06:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Poppinjay You had me at hello Join Date: May 2004 Location: DC/Coastal VA	His best bet may be to find a Filipino restaurant that serves arroz caldo. Find their supplier. They generally come with gizzard and the egg sac. It all looks absolutely disgusting uncooked, but makes a nice soup. The eggs are indeed premature, unfertile hen eggs. __________________ I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet

08-13-2008, 08:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Willravel [wil-ruh-VEL] Join Date: Aug 2004	I believe I made a thread on this. The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World #1 is Balut, a Filipino dish that sounds a lot like what you're describing.

08-26-2008, 05:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
alkaloid Dead Inside Join Date: May 2003 Location: East Coast, USA	I thought I might have heard of something like that but I can't recall, really. But I want to mention another weird egg recipe. I used to see these when I pass by Chinatown in New York, and I always wanted to try it. But I was always too scared of them. Century egg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Salted duck egg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia