At my local farmer's market I purchased some duck eggs. I've never used duck eggs before. The shell has a grey cast to it and the eggs are larger than the largest of chicken eggs.
Here is one cracked open. The egg is very hard and not as easy to crack open. The yolk is larger and brighter yellow. The white is almost perfectly clear. You can see the lettering on the bottom of the bowl through the whites.
I decided to make an omelet. I've been using this porcelain coated pan and nothing seems to stick to it. That makes cooking omelets a breeze.
Here's the omelet cooked. It's more yellow than a chicken omelet. The farmer suggested that I not over cook the eggs as they can become rubbery. I did notice the omelet was very firm but not tough. What about you have you had duck eggs before? How did you have them or what did you cook? Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
I usually have a couple of boiled eggs for breakfast but have never actually tried a duck egg. So I'm interested to know if the flavour is similar to chicken eggs? Your omelette (UK spelling?) certainly looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark, thanks, I couldn't detect any flavor difference. My spelling might be incorrect. lol
DeleteI have never had duck eggs. I see them all the time at the Korean market, but have never been adventurous enough to buy them!
ReplyDeleteHi Michele, thanks, they were more money than chicken eggs but really no different in taste but brighter yellow.
DeleteWe used them all the time when we had both ducks & chickens I did prefere baking enjoy
ReplyDeleteHi Carroll, thanks, they were a treat to try.
DeleteWe used them all the time when we had both ducks & chickens I did prefere baking enjoy
ReplyDeleteYears back I used them in baking. And loved them. I haven't seen them around here - but haven't been looking either.
ReplyDeleteHi Elephant's Child, thanks, we were looking for free range chicken eggs and they were out and had the duck eggs so we decided to give them a try.
ReplyDeleteMany years ago we had Khaki Campbells; they laid very pretty light green eggs that were just a bit bigger than the largest chicken eggs. Unless I needed really precise measurements I just used them one for one in recipes.
ReplyDeleteHi Suzi, thanks, I think they could substitute one for one too.
ReplyDeleteJust ate some this week. I get the from a locAl source. They are very good.
ReplyDeleteHi Meredith, thanks, good to know others have used them too. Ha.local so much better too.
DeleteWe get fresh chicken eggs from both my friend locally and my daughter in the hill country, and we love them. But no one has ducks, so we've never tried those.
ReplyDeleteHi Rian, thanks, as I was using them I was wondering what meringue with duck eggs would be like, ha.
DeleteI had a chicken omelet this morning. Somehow, it seems more appetizing than a duck omelet. Lol.
ReplyDeleteHi Gigi, thanks, I couldn't tell the difference after they were cooked. just the appearance beforehand.
DeleteI've not used duck eggs in years and years; and then usually just fried or poached (sunny side up). They are good when making Scotch Eggs.
ReplyDeleteHi Lee, thanks, ok, now you have me I have heard of Scotch eggs but confess I don't know what they are.
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