Taste Sensation that's Not Sweeping the Nation
February 5, 2016 7:21 PM Subscribe
This post was deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the delayed delete - having looked more closely at the links, this is actually pretty thin with basically one news article to go on. If this is a real thing, it'd probably go better with more in-depth resources for folks to talk about beyond the kind of news-of-the-weird angle. -- LobsterMitten
As to their legitimacy I can not say, but it raises an interesting question.
If you were forced to choose between one of these eggs or a Century Egg, which one would you choose?
Before you make your choice, you might want to see someone try a Century Egg for the first time. (SLYT, Ashens, "Chinese Delicacy Special," which also contains another preserved egg of unknown type.)
Personally, I don't know which I'd choose, since I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the idea that an egg cooked in urine would be a preferable choice in any situation, even when compared to something that's been in a nightmare land between pickled and rotten for who knows how long.
Also of note, the wikipedia article in my first link contains the sentence "This chemical process breaks down some of the complex, flavorless proteins and fats, which produces a variety of smaller flavorful compounds." I suppose "flavorful compounds" is one way to put it.
posted by chambers at 7:44 PM on February 5, 2016
If you were forced to choose between one of these eggs or a Century Egg, which one would you choose?
Before you make your choice, you might want to see someone try a Century Egg for the first time. (SLYT, Ashens, "Chinese Delicacy Special," which also contains another preserved egg of unknown type.)
Personally, I don't know which I'd choose, since I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the idea that an egg cooked in urine would be a preferable choice in any situation, even when compared to something that's been in a nightmare land between pickled and rotten for who knows how long.
Also of note, the wikipedia article in my first link contains the sentence "This chemical process breaks down some of the complex, flavorless proteins and fats, which produces a variety of smaller flavorful compounds." I suppose "flavorful compounds" is one way to put it.
posted by chambers at 7:44 PM on February 5, 2016
Fuck that. I don't even like fresh, non-urine-soaked eggs.
posted by Cookiebastard at 8:01 PM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Cookiebastard at 8:01 PM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
The Chinese use human feces as fertilizer. Should their use of human urine as a marinade come as any surprise?
FWIW, tens of millions of western women take Premarin, a hormone replacement drug named for its source: a pregnant mare's urine.
For health reasons, we go outside the species. For health reasons, the Chinese don't.
Nothing is shocking.
posted by BadgerDoctor at 8:08 PM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
FWIW, tens of millions of western women take Premarin, a hormone replacement drug named for its source: a pregnant mare's urine.
For health reasons, we go outside the species. For health reasons, the Chinese don't.
Nothing is shocking.
posted by BadgerDoctor at 8:08 PM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
Is no one noticing the first 2 links are the same article and the wiki page either references or paraphrases that article?
posted by Max Power at 8:15 PM on February 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Max Power at 8:15 PM on February 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
I've made century eggs (using this procedure). They're not bad! It's kind of neat to eat a firm-ish egg that's never been cooked. But definitely eat them with rice.
posted by phooky at 8:24 PM on February 5, 2016
posted by phooky at 8:24 PM on February 5, 2016
Human urine has been historically used as an effective agent for laundering clothes, and as a teeth whitener (thanks to the ammonia). This sounds kind of mild by comparison.
posted by figurant at 8:25 PM on February 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by figurant at 8:25 PM on February 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
A new kind of kinder surprise?
posted by lagomorphius at 8:31 PM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by lagomorphius at 8:31 PM on February 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
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