A visit from the Egg Fairy

Some people like to pretend being sophisticated palates and to find eggs uninteresting and bland - only the true foodie will see them for what they really are: an endless universe of cooking possibilities. Duck, quail, hen, poached, fried, in omelettes and of course salted, smoked, boiled in tea and preserved, just to name a few options.

Fresh ramen in shoyu and lard broth, with enoki mushrooms, Japanese chilli flakes and a smoked duck's egg

Having finally met a new fellow foodie yesterday night, I was lucky enough for her to show up at our dinner reunion with a cutely packed box of smoked duck's eggs for each of us diners. How delightful and unexpected! A friend of hers made them at home, and we were told to expect a gooey yolk and plenty of delicious smokiness... and that's exactly what we got!

The goodie box, in its cute wrapping.

I had stored the eggs in the fridge overnight, and when I opened the package, the cold eggs already gave a wonderfully strong and delicious smokey whiff, full of caramelised wood. The texture of the eggs was gorgeous - firm white, gooey yolk, with a delicious taste and smell of smoke that had permeated even the yolk. These made an absolutely perfect lunch as topping on a bowl of ramen. The smokey aroma flavoured the hot broth and the combined smell was just divine.

Even if the pic at the top shows only one egg in the bowl, it was promply inhaled and replaced with a second one :-) I am saving the third one for breakfast tomorrow... looking forward!

A big hug to M. and her friend S. for (respectively) delivering and making these delightful eggs.