On 2007-12-29, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> Clay Irving wrote:

>> ...talking about eggs, I saw something for the first time today. I've had
>> them in soup before, but I never saw them in the market. This morning, I
>> was taking pictures in market in Thailand and saw "reng khai", literally
>> translated as "nest eggs", but they're really unborn eggs harvested from
>> a hen when it is butchered.
>>
>> http://www.panix.com/~clay/cookbook/.../reng-khai.jpg
>>
> Reminds me somehow of Balut, so I am not sure if I'd try it... I give my
> hens names <lol> so I always give them away when it's time for the
> pot... I know, silly of me...

Balut, which I've tried, is a whole other experience! The "reng khai" are
basically eggs yolks from eggs that haven't been laid yet.

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Clay Irving >
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