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Duck eggs

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Duck eggs
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Duck eggs with duck meat.

Duck eggs are eggs from ducks that can be eaten as food. The shell has a white color. It slightly looks taller than chicken eggs. It is also cooked the same way as chicken eggs.

It is thought that duck eggs have a richer flavor than chicken eggs.[1]

Around the world[change]

Asia[change]

In the Philippines, balut is a dish of duck egg that is fertilized for 18 days before being eaten.[2] In China, congee can be eaten with duck eggs that have two yolks.[3] There is also a cured duck egg called a century egg.

References[change]

  1. Mark, Jorie (2020-08-07). "You Should Be Using Duck Eggs For Baking. Here's Why". Mashed.com. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. Justin Calderon. "Balut — how to eat that fertilized duck egg of the Philippines". CNN. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. Zhang, Megan (14 May 2021). "The Chinese county famed for its double-yolk duck eggs". CNN travel. Retrieved 19 July 2021.