who eats 1000 year old egg?

[LongCoolMother]

i was watching a report on fear factor yesterday and one of the things they made them eat was 1000 year old eggs. they were soooooooo freaked out by it. some people were on the verge of vomiting!!

its a chinese food, not extremely popular, but enough so that probably most chinese know it and have eaten it. i know ive eaten it and several of my friends- and i still do on occasion. its not disgusting to me, but i guess thats because i grew up with it, kind of like how people grow up with meat and liver and stuff.

who here has eaten 1000 year old eggs before? and who likes it? man, i was feeling so mad because if i went on fear factor, id be able to defeat all of them so easily. id eat 3 if i had to.!?!?!!!!!!!

a link on the food in case some were wondering

 

[fs5]

btw, not really a 1000 years old.. more like a couple months.
They're really good with soft tofu, soy sauce and seasame seed oil, tossed / served cold.

 

[sillymofo]

It's not really 1000 yrs old, and the egg white has turned into this see through coffee color gellatin, and the yoke is green. It's quite tasty if you ask me. Try it.

 

[Adul]

Part of it is a mind game to gross out the people.

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
btw, not really a 1000 years old.. more like a couple months.
They're really good with soft tofu, soy sauce and seasame seed oil, tossed / served cold.

exactly!!! see, you have some sense! youd be able to win $50,000 no problem! hahaha, just kidding. anyway, ive had it with the recipe you mentioned. its actually not bad tasting at all. i think its the thought of it that freaks people out. not the taste.

 

[z0mb13]

it goes great with porridge!

I think the chinese name is pronounced like: phi tan

 

[richardycc]

I love that stuff...steamed 3 eggs...chicken eggs, salted duck eggs, and diced 1000yr eggs all together...yum yum

 

[poopaskoopa]

I had it when I visited Hong Kong. I thought it was nasty.

 

[Howard]

I love it in congee.

 

[EvilYoda]

Repost?

And yeah, I've had it...not a hobby, however.

 

[monk3y]

Never had it but I am sorta curious to see how it tastes...

 

[So]

...ewww...

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
it goes great with porridge!

I think the chinese name is pronounced like: phi tan

 

[Apex]

Tasty. 🙂

Aren't they called 100 year old eggs by fear factor?

 

[KokomoGST]

They're just another "fermented" food... never drink Sprite with it... YUK!

It's one of the few "basic" foods I know of... (as in not acidic)

 

[dighn]

sure. it's no big deal, just duck eggs soaked in base (as in the opposite of acid) & tea

 

[simms]

I love it.. great food. Love my congeee... 😀

 

[z0mb13]

I heard that they use horse piss to make this egg..

is it true?

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
I heard that they use horse piss to make this egg..

is it true?

LOL!

 

[Savarak]

dude, they USED to use horse piss, at least thats what my parents(chinese) say they used to use

 

[cliftonite]

Not my style :disgust:

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: KokomoGST
They're just another "fermented" food... never drink Sprite with it... YUK!

It's one of the few "basic" foods I know of... (as in not acidic)

Most all fruit and vegetables are non-acidic.

Of course, there are exceptions. 😉

 

[lupohki]

Great with Congee 😀

 

[JulesMaximus]

Sounds nasty...and I'm a sushi lover!

 

[Savarak]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
I heard that they use horse piss to make this egg..

is it true?

wow, i just realized this is a repost from way long ago, and i guess you got that horse piss thing from me http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1206326&arctab=arc&highlight_key=y