The usual place I get my food at was closed because it was later than I normally stop by. So, I found another place and grabbed 3 dozen eggs - figuring they should last me until I leave. I get home and place all the eggs in a large pot, jump in the shower, and get my things ready for today. I pop back into the kitchen but on my way am blown away by the horrible smell that is filling the apartment. I have no idea what it could be or where it could be coming from. As I got closer to the kitchen I knew right away that's where it was coming from and when reaching the stove knew it was from the eggs.
Pam was headed into the kitchen and we were staring at the eggs. She remarked that one egg was not a "normal egg" as we are used to, it definitely had some sort of creature in it, she fished it out of the pot and placed it in a bowl, we were staring at it. There was totally a little creature peeking outside of the egg and I didn't dare open the rest of the shell up to see more. I decided to take it and put it in a plastic bag and place it outside of the apartment. I then placed the rest of the eggs in another bag and placed it outside of the apartment, and still have a disgusted look on my face.
Today I was telling this story to my co-workers and one of them told me that there is another kind of egg they sell in the market that has a fertilized duck embryo in it!!!! It's a traditional Vietnamese meal, they boil the eggs in water just as I had and eat the duck!!!!!!!!!! I don't know how they can stand the smell of doing this. Of course after I was gagging and saying how gross this is, she tell me that she actually enjoys eating this! I felt horrible and explained I was just not used to this or expecting a baby duck to be in my eggs!
Clearly, I had no idea and now know to make sure the eggs I buy are not fertilized duck embryo's! What a lesson to learn the hard way! LOL
I just fond this online and had to share:
A common and inexpensive breakfast dish which can be found in any wet market, balut is a fertilized duck egg with a nearly developed embryo inside which is boiled and eaten in the shell. It is typically served with fresh herbs: rau răm or Vietnamese coriander, salt, and pepper; lime juice is another popular additive, when available. A more unusual version of balut dish - Fetus quails is a snack favored by many Vietnamese students. Paddy crab and paddy snail are the main ingredients in “bún " - a popular noodle dish - and in some everyday soup dishes (“canh”) and braised food (“món bung”). Family meals with silk worms , banana flowers, sparrows, doves, stinky fermented fish and shrimp are not rare sights. Seasonal favorites include or ragworm , which are made into many dishes such as fried omelet, fermented sauce, steamed, stir-fried with radish or bamboo shoot.
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