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Duck eggs are my go to eggs. Usually, they are all I have (apart from crab or flying fish roe - that's eggs too!). By the way, the century eggs above are also duck. I do have one goose egg right now which will probably become an omelette. One egg is just the right size. And I often have soft boiled quail eggs in noodle soups or Scotch eggs. Chicken's eggs are a rare buy for me.

Relative eggs. Don't have an ostrich egg.

But delicious!

Oh yeah. Interesting idea.

Do you mean battered / breaded onion rings? I have never considered those on a burger. Raw, yes.

Tonight, some pork medallions with simple boiled potatoes and garlic baked mushrooms. Could have done with a bit of herb, but it was too damned cold to go out. But I did have some HP sauce to brighten it up.

Your egg journey ain't over till you sample some lovely 皮蛋 (pí dàn) or century eggs, here with chilli.

There are books, but I've only ever seen them in Chinese, but these are not aimed at home cooks. It's very much a restaurant and temple tradition. By the way, not all Buddhists are vegetarian. The Dalai Lama isn't.

She answered quite sensibly. It was a highly ambiguous, badly written question.

That was New Year's Eve dinner. New Year Day dinner yet to come!

I'll back that and I am Scottish with no objection to beans - not that Scotch eggs are Scottish, but that''s another story!

Nothing wrong with a sandwich and that one looks just fine!

Well that's quite an achievement! I've been poaching duck eggs for decades and although I've had failures (freshness issues usually), I've never known a poached egg to stick to a pan - and I don't use non-stick pans. Well done! Proud of you!

Say cheese!

With the Chinese New Year coming up on January 25th, I thought it appropriate to post this Liziqi episode of her preparations last year. Again, this is what my neighbours are all getting ready for. he local supermarket has even changed its plastic bags from the usual white to lucky red for the celebrations! Usual Bag Unusual Bag

Fresh ramen noodles in soup with garlic, ginger, chilli, white pepper, baby bok choi, pork and boiled chicken's egg.

and an even huger following on Chinese social media. 8 million on YouTube. 20 million on Weibo.

I suspect he is not the only one!

AS @pastrygirlsays, money is usually given in a red envelope. The refusal and reluctant acceptance is a ritual. To just accept immediately is considered rude as it makes the recipient look greedy. Yes. Yes. The egg yolks have been salted. Yes.

四川省，绵阳市，平武县 . Pingwu County, Mianyang, Sichuan.

I know a few people here know her already, but for those that don't, she is simply the best creator of Chinese food and rural life videos. It's not what you will find in your local Bamboo Hut! It's what Chinese people eat! Here is her latest, posted today. This is what all my neighbours are doing right now in preparation for Spring Festival (Chinese New Year to the Lantern Festival 15 days later), although few are doing it as elegantly as she does! Everything she posts is worth watching if you have any interest in food.

We? 99.9% of people on the planet use C, including many people here.

The things you find in China (though very rarely!)