These are quail's eggs. Until today I'd never eaten them. Until today I'd never seen them. But now I have, and I fear I may become addicted.The farmers' market in Barryville, NY (along the Delaware River) has 4 food booths, a wood carver, Sam the Blacksmith, and $5 pony rides. In other words, it's s-m-a-l-l. But the vendors get to know you, which comes in handy when they have something special, like QUAIL'S EGGS! I was struck by their beauty as soon as I saw them; they look like jewelry or sculpture to me. But being a carnivore (with a healthy appetite) I decided to try a carton ($1.75 for 10 eggs). A quick web search told me that boiling for five minutes would give me hard boiled quail's eggs, which I added to my lunch salad. They are petite (5 quail's eggs = 1 chicken egg), and very fluffy. Seriously, the yolks taste like they're whipped...that's how light they are. They're a little harder to shell than regular eggs, but if you roll them on a cutting board, the cracked shell will peel right off.
I almost feel bad, eating something so small and pretty. Almost.
i've always loved how those little quail eggs looked. we used to sell them in our shop (hallow, of course). but i had no idea they were that ultra tasty, too! oh gads, one more thing on this earth to eat...
ReplyDeleteQuail's eggs are so pretty.
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