Duck Eggs
I picked these up from my local farm shop today and had them on toast. This was the first time I’d tried duck eggs and most certainly won't be the last - they are absolutely delicious. They taste richer and ‘eggier’ then hen eggs, and the yolk is larger and more yellow with a creamier taste.
You can use them exactly as you would hen eggs but you should account for the larger yolk in recipes. Also, they contain less water than hen eggs so are more gelatinous with a risk of turning rubbery quicker than hen eggs so be careful not to over-cook them.
I do urge you to try them; you won't be disappointed.
9 comments:
You are so lucky to even have access to Duck eggs. I can get quail eggs or the typical chicken eggs but nothing duck. :/
I'm from Montreal, Canada. I guess if I actually nose around the local farms, I might be able to locate some duck eggs.
Beautiful photog btw. :)
Oh that's a shame Cassie. If you do happen to find some you must grab them!
It's been years since I had a duck egg - my father who was brought up in the country said they shouldn't be eaten but like you I've only ever had pleasant experiences with them:)
Ooh, duck eggs! I love them too! They really are the best eggs to poach, so if you haven't tried them like that already, I thoroughly recommend it.
(I hope this comment doesn't appear 3 times - I think blogger is being a bit funny today)
That's interesting gigibird, did he say why?
Thanks Ros, I still have some so I'll try poaching one tomorrow.
I and my brother both have ducks. His has started to lay so today I tried the eggs. One was white and larger and the other gray. The white egg cooked like a chicken egg and the gray, smaller one had a rubbery white. I steam fried them. The taste was excellent. Norm
Hi!
I love Duck Eggs so much, that when I was unable to work any more I started raising ducks for eggs.
Now I carry an exclusve line of laying ducks and sell both their hatching eggs and eating eggs over the internet. I also get lots of duck and duck egg questions.
It's amazing what great pets they make, and then to get an egg a day from the hens!
Most people look at me when I talk about my ducks, but that's because most have never tried their delicious eggs or got to see ducks or ducklings to know how much fun they are.
If you can't find duck eggs locally, they are available over the internet. But compare prices, because they vary greatly ($1 an egg is a good price), shipping is the only big cost, because duck eggs are heavy. Also, it's easier to use the internet to find someone who lives locally selling duck eggs, and save on shipping (usually they charge less for the eggs, too).
Sara
MamaDuck
215-638-8948
saraarmstrong@webtv.net
I live in Pasadena, California and just recently began getting duck eggs from a local farm. I love baking with them. I made several lemon pies over the weekend and they were perfectly fluffy and rich. I buy them for about $8 a dozen, well worth it.
Cynthia
www.perfectpear.blogspot.com
I'm one of those you mentioned in your current post who is squeamish about duck's eggs! Well, perhaps not so much now; but when I was seven and reading Jane Eyre aloud to my mother as we baked a chocolate cake, I was stunned when she pulled out a gigantic egg to put in the cake and I learned that it was from one of our two pet ducks. I couldn't eat that cake! Even now, if you see a cake recipe on my blog, you may rest assured the eggs called for are ordinary, everyday chicken eggs!
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