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I work with a guy from Vietnam, we call him nam, as no one can pronounce his name. (His idea!). Anyways he loves bolute, not sure if that's the spelling though. It's a fertilized chicken or duck egg, close to hatching, you basically bury it and let it rot/ferment in the ground for 6 mo. Or so. They saw if you can get past the texture, smell and appearance it's pretty good. I only have one question, how hungry did that first person to try it have to be! Lol
 
There a number of foods in Asia that assault the nose of a Westerner. First they have the durian fruit, an extremely pungent fruit which looks like a football (American football) with spikes. People are routinely maimed and killed by walking under a durian tree at the wrong time. My wife is nuts over them...I can't even stand to be in the same room with one. She says I will love it once I get past the smell. People seem to get addicted to it.

Then there is Cho Dofu, literally tranlated Stinky Tofu. It smells exactly like an open sewer. Maybe because it is fermented (rotten) Tofu.

I was once served chitterlings in Taiwan that I swear still had digested food in them. When I asked my wife about it, she said "DON'T ASK! Just eat it." I passed.
 
There a number of foods in Asia that assault the nose of a Westerner. First they have the durian fruit, an extremely pungent fruit which looks like a football (American football) with spikes. People are routinely maimed and killed by walking under a durian tree at the wrong time. My wife is nuts over them...I can't even stand to be in the same room with one. She says I will love it once I get past the smell. People seem to get addicted to it.

Then there is Cho Dofu, literally tranlated Stinky Tofu. It smells exactly like an open sewer. Maybe because it is fermented (rotten) Tofu.

I was once served chitterlings in Taiwan that I swear still had digested food in them. When I asked my wife about it, she said "DON'T ASK! Just eat it." I passed.
Hey there doc, I've heard of the durian fruit smell before, but not getting knocked in the head with it! Andrew zimmern is on the travel channel,(bizarre foods with Andrew zimmern), Anyways this guy is my hero, he'll try anything. I saw where he had some stinky tofu, I think in Cambodia, and he couldn't swallow it! He tried but said his gag reflex just wouldn't let it go down. I'm pretty adventurous when it comes to food, but it had better not smell too bad for me to try it. I had a really stinky cheese once that smelled like old gym socks, well, it pretty much tasted like them too.
 
I work with a guy from Vietnam, we call him nam, as no one can pronounce his name. (His idea!). Anyways he loves bolute, not sure if that's the spelling though. It's a fertilized chicken or duck egg, close to hatching, you basically bury it and let it rot/ferment in the ground for 6 mo. Or so. They saw if you can get past the texture, smell and appearance it's pretty good. I only have one question, how hungry did that first person to try it have to be! Lol
I have heard of this, but honestly when we were tryin to hatch some eggs at one time, hunny accidently grabbed one that we were trying to hatch. I boiled it up for deviled eggs with the others. . . I felt so bad, as it would have been hatched in a few more days, but I did not eat it.
 
Mineral oil doesn't turn rancid hence why its used in this process. Also float your eggs in water to test them. If they rise to the top they are bad. If not the rotting gases haven't formed inside yet.

Yes DR this is a tried and true method for checking!!

I have to disagree my friend.....my girls layed 6 eggs today, two of them float!
They are as fresh as you can get and certainly are not bad.

Blessings,
Shenandoah
 
I process 10 to 15 eggs a day every day for going on 15 years and have never I repeat NEVER had a fresh healthy egg float in cold water. I've raised chickens most of my life. The only possibility is that some of your chickens may not be healthy. Eggs only float when there enough air or gas in them to do such. Also when I say float I mean bobbing at the top, not slightly hovering around I mean clearly floating at the top of cold water. Unhealthy chickens will lay half filled eggs, I have a Avian vet that told me to watch for this as it is a sign of the beginning of chicken Moniliasis. There is no other way to test eggs for freshness short of opening them. Offer another solution That works without opening the egg... There isn't one and this technique has kept me, my family and thousands of others safe for generations. Just my two cents...
 
So, it sounds like if it sinks it's good, but if it floats it may or may not be good.

I remember seeing some perfectly good eggs that had an unusually large air pocket, but didn't really think it had any significance at the time.
 
Hey there doc, I've heard of the durian fruit smell before, but not getting knocked in the head with it! Andrew zimmern is on the travel channel,(bizarre foods with Andrew zimmern), Anyways this guy is my hero, he'll try anything. I saw where he had some stinky tofu, I think in Cambodia, and he couldn't swallow it! He tried but said his gag reflex just wouldn't let it go down. I'm pretty adventurous when it comes to food, but it had better not smell too bad for me to try it. I had a really stinky cheese once that smelled like old gym socks, well, it pretty much tasted like them too.
May have been Lindbergh. . . Some people swear by it and often seek it out, but it is the most stingiest cheese that I know. I have tried many different cheeses but that is one that I have yet to do. I was told by one older man that he likes to slice green onions into it and eat it with crackers. He said the smell is bad but it sure did taste good. I'll take his word on it though. I have tried some blues and gorgonzolas that are smelly and really haven't liked any of them except for the Smokehaus Blue, that wasn't bad at all.
 
I work with a guy from Vietnam, we call him nam, as no one can pronounce his name. (His idea!). Anyways he loves bolute, not sure if that's the spelling though. It's a fertilized chicken or duck egg, close to hatching, you basically bury it and let it rot/ferment in the ground for 6 mo. Or so. They saw if you can get past the texture, smell and appearance it's pretty good. I only have one question, how hungry did that first person to try it have to be! Lol

Here in the Philippines, we call it "Balut". It is a duck egg. It is not fermented. Just aborted then boiled. very yummy indeed!

There is also what we call the Abnoy. It is a rotten duck egg (unfertilized). It can be eaten boiled then fried or mixed with flour and veggies then fried into an omelette... Another delicacy! yummmmy!

PS: I can imagine your faces cringing in distaste... but, I swear, it is really good stuff...

There a number of foods in Asia that assault the nose of a Westerner. First they have the durian fruit, an extremely pungent fruit which looks like a football (American football) with spikes. People are routinely maimed and killed by walking under a durian tree at the wrong time. My wife is nuts over them...I can't even stand to be in the same room with one. She says I will love it once I get past the smell. People seem to get addicted to it.

Then there is Cho Dofu, literally tranlated Stinky Tofu. It smells exactly like an open sewer. Maybe because it is fermented (rotten) Tofu.

I was once served chitterlings in Taiwan that I swear still had digested food in them. When I asked my wife about it, she said "DON'T ASK! Just eat it." I passed.

Durian is the Fruit of Heaven and Hell... Tastes like Heaven but smells like Hell LOL...

Tried Stinky Tofu when I was in China a few years ago... good stuff... like it deep fried then a sweet sauce spread on it.
 
I process 10 to 15 eggs a day every day for going on 15 years and have never I repeat NEVER had a fresh healthy egg float in cold water. I've raised chickens most of my life. The only possibility is that some of your chickens may not be healthy. Eggs only float when there enough air or gas in them to do such. Also when I say float I mean bobbing at the top, not slightly hovering around I mean clearly floating at the top of cold water. Unhealthy chickens will lay half filled eggs, I have a Avian vet that told me to watch for this as it is a sign of the beginning of chicken Moniliasis. There is no other way to test eggs for freshness short of opening them. Offer another solution That works without opening the egg... There isn't one and this technique has kept me, my family and thousands of others safe for generations. Just my two cents...

We will have to agree to disagree. We run 50+ hens and have for years. But at 8300' elevation we get down to 4-6 eggs a day this time of year. Hens are quite healthy, never lost even one to illness or disease. We often get the random floaters, never had a one of em be bad.

Blessings,
Shenandoah
 
Best way to keep eggs.....have chickens.
Second best.....powdered.

Simple as that really.
 
i have one queston for ya gazrok..if you have chickens..and you have more eggs then you need for a week or 2.what you gonna do with the extras?? have a egg fight? LOL
 
What do you guys thing about pickling eggs? I pickled eggs in the past with beet juice as a chef, but I kept it in the fridge due to health and liability issues. I am wondering how safe it would be to pickle them and leave them in a cool area.

Not sure if I can post in this section. But I can actually answer questions about pickled eggs. Besides not all guys are retarded, lol.

Anyways, pickled eggs easily last over 7 months in a cool space. I've seen them on the shelf in Wisconsin bars probably much longer than that, but 7 months is the longest I have been able to make mine last, lol.
 
Not sure if I can post in this section. But I can actually answer questions about pickled eggs. Besides not all guys are retarded, lol.

Anyways, pickled eggs easily last over 7 months in a cool space. I've seen them on the shelf in Wisconsin bars probably much longer than that, but 7 months is the longest I have been able to make mine last, lol.
Aslong as it is done correctly it will be fine the pickled eggs you buy at the grocery last for years if unopened even in the plastic jars.
id say standard canning would do the job.
 
Aslong as it is done correctly it will be fine the pickled eggs you buy at the grocery last for years if unopened even in the plastic jars.
id say standard canning would do the job.

Sorry, wasn't specific. Non sealed and/or opened just sitting out.

Ironically It was my saturday night phone call to my homesteader mom (the woman who taught me) and asked about this. She says non sealed pickled eggs can last up to a year out of the fridge. They may get a little cloudy, but actually it gives them better flavor, lol.

If planning on pickling though and not leave in the fridge don't use the normal 1/2 vinegar, 1/2 water solution. Pure vinegar, it does however make them a little rubbery.
 
anyways, sorry ladies I'll try to stay out. But when I saw that post on pickled eggs I just couldn't refuse. Once a year my local market has eggs for $1 a dozen. I then buy 20 dozen and scramble/freeze half and pickle the other half. So I figured I could answer that question.

Yes, I go through 10 dozen pickled eggs a year, but since I use them in my tuna salad and they make great snacks, they really don't last a whole year.
 
swen,if you look through this topic and the other topics in the ladys section.you'll see that other guys as well as me,post in at some of the diffrent topics here.so you in no trouble any more then we are.. :D
 
I agree, opening it and looking and smelling is the only way to be sure. I've also learned to break each egg in a cup, before adding it to my pan with others in it. I've dropped a bad one in before and had to throw them all out.
 
Here in the Philippines, we call it "Balut". It is a duck egg. It is not fermented. Just aborted then boiled. very yummy indeed!

There is also what we call the Abnoy. It is a rotten duck egg (unfertilized). It can be eaten boiled then fried or mixed with flour and veggies then fried into an omelette... Another delicacy! yummmmy!

PS: I can imagine your faces cringing in distaste... but, I swear, it is really good stuff...



Durian is the Fruit of Heaven and Hell... Tastes like Heaven but smells like Hell LOL...

Tried Stinky Tofu when I was in China a few years ago... good stuff... like it deep fried then a sweet sauce spread on it.
If I can ever get over there I promise I'll try any of the above, however I have to admit I'm cringing a little!
 

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