tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post2104729572463169361..comments2024-03-28T02:44:06.990-07:00Comments on Nook & Pantry - A Food and Recipe Blog: Century EggsAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03476501320662187793noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-50179195738581963292008-03-23T02:39:00.000-07:002008-03-23T02:39:00.000-07:00Nice... I tried the porridge today, and after orde...Nice... I tried the porridge today, and after ordering a friend told me the horse urine story.<BR/><BR/>Couldn't help searching the net afterwards to see if it was true, and found this excellent article with it's beautiful pictures. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-62278087429351083812008-03-08T14:18:00.000-08:002008-03-08T14:18:00.000-08:00Does anyone have a recipe for century eggs? I'd l...Does anyone have a recipe for century eggs? I'd like to make some, but I don't want to waste several months and end up with rotten eggs. I can get all the wood ash I need. I just need exact procedures. Send recipe to BobKenz1@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-16656306985196150502007-06-14T15:04:00.000-07:002007-06-14T15:04:00.000-07:00David,I agree, in my post I suggested to err on th...David,<BR/>I agree, in my post I suggested to err on the side of caution and avoid eggs from China entirely. Lots of products from China nowadays are really sketchy, especially with all the news about products being contaminated or whatnot.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476501320662187793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-14789526019621135062007-06-14T04:01:00.000-07:002007-06-14T04:01:00.000-07:00I would avoid any eggs from China even if they say...I would avoid any eggs from China even if they say "Lead Free" because false labeling in China is everywhere, as I've discovered from my four year of living here. For example the other day I bought a bottle of grape juice labeled "100% grape juice from imported concentrate", but upon tasting it was obviously completely artificial. Eating any food from China is gambling with your health, no matter how it's labeled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-18886139876613894732007-05-15T16:24:00.000-07:002007-05-15T16:24:00.000-07:00WC,Lol, there are quite a few Amy Tan books I have...WC,<BR/>Lol, there are quite a few Amy Tan books I haven't read, I will hopefully one day read them all. But thanks for the heads up. :DAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476501320662187793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-33333819454871976072007-05-15T09:30:00.000-07:002007-05-15T09:30:00.000-07:00Amy,Ack! Maybe it was Hundred Secret Senses that t...Amy,<BR/><BR/>Ack! Maybe it was Hundred Secret Senses that the eggs were prominent? I can't remember which one it was since I read both so long ago. Thought I'd correct myself in case you read it and wonder and wonder what I was thinking...Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-79028253864355762032007-05-14T11:00:00.000-07:002007-05-14T11:00:00.000-07:00Mae, Definitely try it one day, it may look or sme...Mae, <BR/>Definitely try it one day, it may look or smell weird but it tastes really yummy with a little bit of soy sauce and sesame oil. <BR/><BR/>Jaden,<BR/>I actually did the same thing, stored in the pantry and ate them 6 months (or maybe longer) later. I didn't get sick so it's probably fine. I read on the web that they should be stored in the fridge so I just wanted to be safe in the info I gave. :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476501320662187793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-485062790446560052007-05-12T21:02:00.000-07:002007-05-12T21:02:00.000-07:00Oh no! I stored in pantry, forgot about them and a...Oh no! I stored in pantry, forgot about them and ate them 6 months later! Since I thought they were preserved already, and "they must be called thousand year old eggs for a reason" I thought they were ok to be stored for a long time. uh oh!SteamyKitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215147623559421585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-60168922050970174832007-05-12T19:16:00.000-07:002007-05-12T19:16:00.000-07:00It seems i can't spell tonight. Ah! It's 3.14am, ...It seems i can't spell tonight. Ah! It's 3.14am, that's why. Curious. See? I can spell afterall. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-45501495445890673532007-05-12T19:14:00.000-07:002007-05-12T19:14:00.000-07:00Interesting post. I've never eaten one. I'm curi...Interesting post. I've never eaten one. I'm curios! Looks, um, old... :)<BR/><BR/>Wandering Chopsticks, i read The Bonesetter's Daughter too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-81016575208391979242007-05-12T15:21:00.000-07:002007-05-12T15:21:00.000-07:00Tigerfish,The horse urine thing is just a myth I b...Tigerfish,<BR/>The horse urine thing is just a myth I believe. The ammonia smell comes from the denaturing of the proteins in the egg from the alkaline chemicals. <BR/><BR/>MW,<BR/>The eggs I got recently didn't have any of the white veins on the outside which is too bad because I wanted to take a picture of some. :D I love spicy hot bean curd.<BR/><BR/>WC,<BR/>To tell you the truth, for a long time I stored my eggs at room temp. In fact I had some for several months maybe up to a year. But the egg yolk turned orange. I just cut off the orange part and I still ate it but now I keep my eggs in the fridge. <BR/><BR/>I've never read the Bonesetter's Daughter but now I'm intrigued. I'll have to check it out. :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476501320662187793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-37892397322624279272007-05-12T03:05:00.000-07:002007-05-12T03:05:00.000-07:00Oops. I don't refrigerate mine and I've kept them ...Oops. I don't refrigerate mine and I've kept them for months and months. I didn't get sick. I think? :P<BR/><BR/>Every time I eat these now, I'm reminded of The Bonesetter's Daughter. Do you?Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-63817242003527884302007-05-11T23:15:00.000-07:002007-05-11T23:15:00.000-07:00funny thing, Amy, I took a pix close up of the cen...funny thing, Amy, I took a pix close up of the century egg once, but didn't dare to put it up, it was so clear, showing all the spider vein fibrous thingy lines u know hehe, but heck, it is wonderful in porridge, yums !:) That, and I usually like adding crispy salted eggs and spicy hot bean curd in a jar.<BR/>P/S: tiger, I think if you buy those that's labeled lead-free, its safer, and has less horse urine smell/taste. I think ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104208349190221469.post-54904317470531730702007-05-11T23:06:00.000-07:002007-05-11T23:06:00.000-07:00I thought traditionally, it's soaked in "horse uri...I thought traditionally, it's soaked in "horse urine"....err...not that I want to scare you but that's what I heard :OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com