Saturday, March 26, 2011

Strange, Serving Boiling Eggs in Urine


At first glance there's nothing strange of serving the community mainstay Dongyang, China. Everyone can easily call it hard-boiled egg. Strange taste mingled with disgust may only emerge after hearing the story behind its processing.

Local people call it 'tong zi and' or 'boy egg'. It refers typical boiled eggs in the urine boys, not boiling water.

Lu Ming, reliable chef there, saying, 'boy egg' into the traditional food that the local community flourished for thousands of years ago. In 2008, this dish is even included in the list of cultural heritage are preserved.

In the past, 'boy egg' becomes a special dish each spring. Local people make it as a healthy delicious meals. A number of traditional health experts in China agree that the nutrient content of urine will increase the nutritional value of eggs.

Lu Ming said that the quality of the best urine came from a boy aged under 10 years old. This is related to the diet of children who tend to be still healthy. "We collected urine from schools in containers that we have prepared every heart," he said.

Preparation of this egg takes a long time. First, raw eggs soaked in a container of urine. Once submerged perfect, the container heated to boiling urine. The maximum temperature, the eggs usually will crack so that urine will seep into it. Once cooked, let the eggs submerged in urine for one day.

Lu Sun really wanted to share the taste and nutrition egg into the world. "We encourage the export of eggs, because we want people outside China can fully appreciate the deliciousness of our cuisine," he said.

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