OMG I Just ATE 10 Eggs! Seriously I did.
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on 2/15/09 1:46 am, edited 2/15/09 1:48 am - Brooklyn Park, MN
on 2/15/09 1:46 am, edited 2/15/09 1:48 am - Brooklyn Park, MN
Well, okay, they were Quail eggs, but I just have to say, I have gotten to absolutely love these little guys. They are by far the tastiest eggs I've ever had. 10 eggs amounts to be about 1-2 chicken eggs. If you have never tried them, and you like eggs, you are in for a treat. Stay away from the "canned" quail eggs (trust me) and enjoy the fresh ones (Available from Sun Foods in Brooklyn Center, next to Archs value villege)
Other things I've recently tried from there: Fresh jackfruit (this is the fruit that juicy fruit gum flavor is based on) Winter melon (looks like watermelon on the outside, but it's completly white on the inside...IMO not the best) If you want to try some of these larger fruits, I recommend just getting a sample which will be cut and wrapped. I do also love canned jackfruit.
I also love crawdads, and you can get those there, precooked...all you have to do is steam them. It's a poor mans lobster no doubt. If you have never been there, it is quite shocking, but there will be produce you have never heard of....fresh. There will be seafood (also fresh, frozen whatever) that you have never heard of. There will be spices you have never heard of.
So when you are out hitting the thrift stores to adorn your awesome shrinking bod....take a gander at the variety of things you might like to try. And the beautiful thing is this....you don't eat big meals...so you TRY something new, a small portion....and you just might discover how fun eating can be again. Learn to prepare something new...and I mean way off the beaten path new.
I'm going to have to try to eat 11 eggs... if they're so tiny :) And the fruit sounds.. yumm...
Having lived in Louisiana for 8 years, I'm quite familiar with crawFISH as we called them there--also known as mudbugs.
Delicious and good for you! No need to dip them in butter like lobster!
If anyone is up for a crawfish boil, let me know. My DH is a great crawfish boiler!
Let the good times roll! Happy Mardi Gras!
C.
Delicious and good for you! No need to dip them in butter like lobster!
If anyone is up for a crawfish boil, let me know. My DH is a great crawfish boiler!
Let the good times roll! Happy Mardi Gras!
C.
Nancee 
Well I'm the pickiest eater ever and I don't know about the Quail Eggs ( any relation to Dan 
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How did you prepare them and what made you want to try them in the first place?
I honestly never had Craddads and I don't think I have a desire to try them either. Maybe eating what I like helped get me in this jam from the jump.
I'm an East Coast guy, born and raised....
I might take you up on the fruit though....
)How did you prepare them and what made you want to try them in the first place?
I honestly never had Craddads and I don't think I have a desire to try them either. Maybe eating what I like helped get me in this jam from the jump.
I'm an East Coast guy, born and raised....
I might take you up on the fruit though....
Well Juice....
The crawdads/crawfish thing is a very popular cajun delicacy....the more southern you are, the more it's an everyday thing. They are very hard to find in these parts, although they do live in our creeks and lakes...it's just not a commom thing. I used to order them at my favorite restaurant...I would get six for 2 bucks and they would be prepared cajun....loved them. I have been looking for them fresh everywhere (apart from actually "fishing" for them. The closest I've come is the frozen, already cajuned cooked ones from Sun Foods for about 5 bucks for about 30 of them. I simply have to just steam them and they are good to go....probably not as good as a fresh boil...but beggers cannot be choosers.
Quail eggs....
It's an Asian delicacy and very hard to find. It's very easy to find them in a can, but the canned ones are nasty. Sun Foods sells them fresh like you see in the picture. They are exactly the same as chicken eggs as far as their use/preparation. There is a membrane behind the shell that makes them a bit more difficult to crack, but if you puncture the shell with a sharp knife, then you can crack them normally. Bit difficult to keep the yolk in tact, so scrambled eggs are the way to go. They taste way better than regualr eggs. Watch out for shells....cuz they'll creep into your eggs easily. I tried them on a whim and now prefer them when I just want to eat eggs. They are more expensive than regular eggs, so it's just an occasional treat. (about 2.50 for 10)
JackFruit....
Wonderful stuff but a bit difficult to eat (not digest, I mean getting to the fruit). This is a fruit the size of a large watermelon. You can see it here
You cannot find this at a tradional grocery store, but you can buy it fresh at Sun Foods. It's very expensive to buy a whole jack, but the grocer will cut up small pieces and you can just buy a sliced one. My recommendation is to first buy it in a can (same store) and try that. If you don't like that, you won't like a fresh one. It is the same flavor of JuicyFruit.
WinterMelon....I made the mistake of assuming it's a fruit. It's not. Its a vegetable in the same family of squash so it needs to be cooked. You can buy this the same way as you buy jackfruit. It's an odd vegetable but you can find recipes online. It's certainly an acquired thing.
There are a billion different fresh vegetables. I love small packages of Twainese eggplant. If you happen to go there, post what you tried.
Need more info? PM me.
The crawdads/crawfish thing is a very popular cajun delicacy....the more southern you are, the more it's an everyday thing. They are very hard to find in these parts, although they do live in our creeks and lakes...it's just not a commom thing. I used to order them at my favorite restaurant...I would get six for 2 bucks and they would be prepared cajun....loved them. I have been looking for them fresh everywhere (apart from actually "fishing" for them. The closest I've come is the frozen, already cajuned cooked ones from Sun Foods for about 5 bucks for about 30 of them. I simply have to just steam them and they are good to go....probably not as good as a fresh boil...but beggers cannot be choosers.
Quail eggs....
It's an Asian delicacy and very hard to find. It's very easy to find them in a can, but the canned ones are nasty. Sun Foods sells them fresh like you see in the picture. They are exactly the same as chicken eggs as far as their use/preparation. There is a membrane behind the shell that makes them a bit more difficult to crack, but if you puncture the shell with a sharp knife, then you can crack them normally. Bit difficult to keep the yolk in tact, so scrambled eggs are the way to go. They taste way better than regualr eggs. Watch out for shells....cuz they'll creep into your eggs easily. I tried them on a whim and now prefer them when I just want to eat eggs. They are more expensive than regular eggs, so it's just an occasional treat. (about 2.50 for 10)
JackFruit....
Wonderful stuff but a bit difficult to eat (not digest, I mean getting to the fruit). This is a fruit the size of a large watermelon. You can see it here
You cannot find this at a tradional grocery store, but you can buy it fresh at Sun Foods. It's very expensive to buy a whole jack, but the grocer will cut up small pieces and you can just buy a sliced one. My recommendation is to first buy it in a can (same store) and try that. If you don't like that, you won't like a fresh one. It is the same flavor of JuicyFruit.
WinterMelon....I made the mistake of assuming it's a fruit. It's not. Its a vegetable in the same family of squash so it needs to be cooked. You can buy this the same way as you buy jackfruit. It's an odd vegetable but you can find recipes online. It's certainly an acquired thing.
There are a billion different fresh vegetables. I love small packages of Twainese eggplant. If you happen to go there, post what you tried.
Need more info? PM me.
HHmmm I'm thinking an educational trip to Sun Foods. I have been there but overwhelmed at all the choices, so don't know what to get sometimes. Maybe a shopping trip and dinner making after would be kewl??? Just a thought, then we could try some things without buying a big bunch and finding we did not like it.
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