3 posts tagged “duck eggs”

Talking about eggs. Again. I couldn't resist it any longer. We had scrambled duck eggs. Oh, so light and fluffy, creamy and smooth. On the side, brioche with sautéed mushrooms, smoked trout (with pancetta, onions) and small fried potatoes in duck fat. The eggs stole the show.  I opened a Centellito Verdejo 2006 Rueda, a dry Spanish white. The tasting notes were accurate - vibrant, crisp and grassy with hints of grapefruit and passion fruit.

Whilst enjoying a wonderful high tea with a very good friend, the topic of eggs crops up. I continue to evangelize the wonders of duck eggs, which I adore. We explore this again. Chat about birds' eggs and wonder at how gull's eggs are prized amongst all, apparently the laying period is only two weeks a year. She is venturing off to the Harris Island in Scotland for a few days and regales me with some statistics of the puffin population in the neighboring islands. The conversation broadens to other birds. We come to pigeons. Um. Now we know folks eat pigeon. I do. We wondered whether pigeons’ eggs are eaten, where they lay their eggs. Neither she nor I came up with any sound suggestions. Do we eat pigeons’ eggs?

Duck egg

What’s going on with duck eggs.

We keep stumbling across recipes using duck eggs.

Had tagliatelle carbonara, a traditional, standard recipe. Except we used duck eggs.

The sauce was creamy but not eggy. It was light in texture and didn’t’ interrupt the other flavours in any way. It was simply, somehow yummier.  

[EDIT: Had scrambled eggs on toast. Just added milk. Certainly, fluffier, lighter and an interesting buttery taste.]