Another Egg Thread: Quail Eggs

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annr

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I'm thinking of trying quail eggs and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts, suggestions, experiences they would like to share.
 
If you're going to eat them, you're going to need about 10 for one person, plus a quail lays eggs in a bunch then stops. They haven't been bred to lay eggs regularly like domestic chickens.
 
I enjoy them, they are popular in Chinese soups. Taste is skin to an organic ic egg or duck egg vs a regular supermarket egg. A tad richer more yolk...

Kinda reminds me of peeling pearl onions though - a lot of work for not much yield...
 
jill jackson said:
If you're going to eat them, you're going to need about 10 for one person, plus a quail lays eggs in a bunch then stops. They haven't been bred to lay eggs regularly like domestic chickens.
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Thanks! This is why I'm asking around. One source said 5 quail eggs would = 1 regular chicken egg. I found a store around here that carries them, and there are growers/breeders that will ship overnight, and I have no idea how they manage this so I figured people here might know!
 
cchu518 said:
I enjoy them, they are popular in Chinese soups. Taste is skin to an organic ic egg or duck egg vs a regular supermarket egg. A tad richer more yolk...

Kinda reminds me of peeling pearl onions though - a lot of work for not much yield...
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Do you purchase in NYC? If so, could you tell me a bit about it? Where you find them, how many you buy, how long they last, etc.

And by peeling, you mean hardboiled?
 
They're said to help with hypertension and other health problems. I just googled it and a good bit came up. I had no idea people even commonly consumed them. I'd think they'd be expensive, as well as needing many to make a meal.
 
jill jackson said:
They're said to help with hypertension and other health problems. I just googled it and a good bit came up. I had no idea people even commonly consumed them. I'd think they'd be expensive, as well as needing many to make a meal.
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One reason I'm interested is to see if I'm sensitized to chicken eggs (having allergies) without giving up eating eggs-- which I eat daily. Otherwise, I would have to stop eating eggs for a period of time.

You are correct, it seems like they can be expensive because they are rarer, the larger quantity involved, and shipping if that applies.

I tried Dr. Google too, and thought that I generally get reliable input from the people here...esp. if people are more familiar with eggs or may even raise them.
 
Noctis: looks like you are correct:

(1) 9 gram quail egg = 76 mg cholesterol
(1) 50 gram chicken egg = 187 mg cholesterol

So, 5 quail eggs would have 380 mg cholesterol or 125% RDA.....hmmm
 
annr said:
Do you purchase in NYC? If so, could you tell me a bit about it? Where you find them, how many you buy, how long they last, etc.

And by peeling, you mean hardboiled?
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They come in like clear plastic packages of 20 and I get them in Chinatown I basically cook the whole batch in one shot so I couldn't tell you! Oh and yes I hard boil them and then pop them into a chicken ginger soup with Napa cabbage and minced shrimp. Lemme try to find an image of the packaging....

Correction there's 24...looks just like the below.

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The other thing Chinese ppl do with it is we make this sweet ginger/Ginseng dessert soup with it using bars of cane sugar. It's supposed to leng or have a cooking effect. With quality eggs of course which sounds weird. But we eat stuff like that. Again with hard boiled eggs.
http://www.smokywok.com/2011/11/chinese-beancurd-skin-fu-chuk-dessert.html?m=1

The above or anything with Ginseng and gingko biloba is considered medicinal we also use these little dried juju berries...
 
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annr said:
Noctis: looks like you are correct:

(1) 9 gram quail egg = 76 mg cholesterol
(1) 50 gram chicken egg = 187 mg cholesterol

So, 5 quail eggs would have 380 mg cholesterol or 125% RDA.....hmmm
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Yep, tried some before, and my brother told me the cholesterol was much higher than regular chicken eggs.

Risky meal, but it's okay if you only have them once in a while.

I just figure if it's that bad though, I might as well have something more substantial and tastier like an A1 marinated steak.:thumbup:
 
Noctis3880 said:
Yep, tried some before, and my brother told me the cholesterol was much higher than regular chicken eggs.

Risky meal, but it's okay if you only have them once in a while.

I just figure if it's that bad though, I might as well have something more substantial and tastier like an A1 marinated steak.:thumbup:
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I tend to agree with you on this, and steak is ON my "diet." :thumbup:

The other thing I noticed was the difference in the protein:

(1) 9 gram quail egg = 1.2g protein
(1) 50 gram chicken egg = 30.6g protein

So, 5 quail eggs would have 6 grams of protein. :thumbdn:(not great)

Another recommended way to get protein up in this "diet" is with hemp flour or hemp protein powder. Ever try that?
 
cchu518 said:
They come in like clear plastic packages of 20 and I get them in Chinatown I basically cook the whole batch in one shot so I couldn't tell you! Oh and yes I hard boil them and then pop them into a chicken ginger soup with Napa cabbage and minced shrimp. Lemme try to find an image of the packaging....

Correction there's 24...looks just like the below.

487b5f54ad7b1370dec0c50e5fbd0383.jpg



The other thing Chinese ppl do with it is we make this sweet ginger/Ginseng dessert soup with it using bars of cane sugar. It's supposed to leng or have a cooking effect. With quality eggs of course which sounds weird. But we eat stuff like that. Again with hard boiled eggs.
http://www.smokywok.com/2011/11/chinese-beancurd-skin-fu-chuk-dessert.html?m=1

The above or anything with Ginseng and gingko biloba is considered medicinal we also use these little dried juju berries...
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Hey thanks! Those eggs sure are cute! How much for 2 dozen?

Nice recipe and cooking ideas too. I knew I could trust you to be the resident foodie!
 
I havn't made them in a while but I pass by the section all the time as I get salted duck eggs quite often to make congee.

I believe they are 6.99 a package though.
Do you like homeopathic soups? I don't know if they work or not but a lot of them are tasty. Some of them are even better with a tablespoon of cognac dropped into a serving of the soup.

http://www.nourishu.com/recipes/recipes-for-cure/
 
annr said:
I tend to agree with you on this, and steak is ON my "diet." :thumbup:

The other thing I noticed was the difference in the protein:

(1) 9 gram quail egg = 1.2g protein
(1) 50 gram chicken egg = 30.6g protein

So, 5 quail eggs would have 6 grams of protein. :thumbdn:(not great)

Another recommended way to get protein up in this "diet" is with hemp flour or hemp protein powder. Ever try that?
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I'm only using your usual whey protein powder, and that's mostly just so I can build up muscle in my legs so I can do my cardio without tiring out too quickly.

5'5" and 212 lbs, not in great shape and my doctor recently diagnosed me with Type 2 diabetes, so I've just been trying to substitute whole wheat crackers and a protein shake for a carb-stuffed meal.

That and I don't have a ton of money for anything more exotic at the moment. Don't think I bought anything knife-related in about 4 years give or take.:eek:
 
I like them, they seem leaner though I think the macros are about equal, as though less fatty and more firm than chicken eggs and easy to over cook but maybe just due to size, I haven't tried them scrambled but I kind of want to now.
 
I get sushi made with sea urchin roe and quail egg yolk.
It's incredible.
 
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