Urine-soaked eggs a treat in China

Digital Journal ^ | 3/30/12 | Owen Weldon

[Slings and Arrows]

Dongyang - Egg vendors across the city of Dongyang are getting ready for the start of busy times. They are getting ready to cook up urine soaked eggs that local residents love.

The city is located in the coastal Zhejiang province. The urine soaked eggs are considered a unique springtime snack.

The snack is called “virgin boy eggs” and the key ingredient in them is boys’ urine, which is collected from primary school toilets, according to Reuters. Vendors prefer that the urine comes from kids below the age of 10.

There really is no explanation as to why the key ingredient has to be boys’ urine. It has been that way for centuries though.

According to the New York Daily News, the eggs are heated over a stove but not before they are soaked in the urine. The eggs’ shells are then taken off and then the eggs are placed back into more urine to soak. This continues while more urine is being poured. One batch of these eggs takes an entire day to make.

The eggs are favored by many of the local residents. Some of the residents even go out to collect the urine themselves so they can cook the snack in their own homes, according to Asia One.

Residents say that the delicacy actually decreases body heat as well as reinvigorates the body and promotes better blood circulation.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Is there any question that our planet...

..needs another planet?

[Slings and Arrows]

I’m more likely to try that than eggs soaked in urine...just.

[Slings and Arrows]

I’ll emigrate as soon as I get my flying car.

[abishai]

Why didn't I think of that?

[JoeProBono]

[freekitty]

GROSS

[Lazlo in PA]

LOL. Is that what they are calling it these days.

And to think people were upset because there was MSG in their Chinese food. Wait till they hear about this.

[Slings and Arrows]

Ya think?

[Hoosier-Daddy]

For whatever reason, I feel like I’m understanding Kafka a whole lot more. Feh.

Weird is just weird. More and more, life is becoming a choice between you shall not, or you shouldn’t For some odd reason, that subtlety seems to be lost on a SIGNIFICANT portion of the global population.

[Pinkbell]

All cultures are equal. We must not judge. (/sarc)

[BIGLOOK]

I was about to ping you on this delicacy discovery, My, since our fondness for good old Filipino Baluts came to mind but you beat me here.

Don't let this put you off Chinese cuisine.....just dine with a translator to be safe.

[1_Rain_Drop]

yuck.
How in the world did they come up with this recipe?

[Irenic]

I don’t know that I could get past the gag reflex and I am a pretty daring with my eating.

[csense]

F-ing disgusting...

[Berlin_Freeper]

Scratch China from the travel list.

[llandres]

Waaaay TMI :-)

[GeronL]

That is just sick. Probably should be putting those people on a watch list.

[TigersEye]

I saw this video last night on Yahoo. An Italian chef making Pissed Off Eggs. The secret ingredient was red jalapeno peppers though. I don't think I want any Chinese Pissed On Eggs.

[TigersEye]

I'm pretty sure Red China is on some kind of watch list.

[TigersEye]

They should get civilized like us and kill the boys too.