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Originally Posted by rubynrosie  Lol honestly Jacqui im sure the dish you were talking about is way more flavorful...lutefisk is a scandanavian dish...dried cod soaked in lye...sounds gross..I just remember my mom soaks it for a certain amount of time in water to thaw it and then bakes it...if you soak it too long no flavor...if you bake it too long it turns to jelly. Very few people like it just mainly old timers of scandanavian descent....my mom makes it for thanksgiving christmas easter and I always have to have a bit w melted butter... |
There's this Chinese duck egg thing called Thousand Year Old Egg. It's soaked in tea and lye and it's somehow semi solid. The "white" is clear yet dark like an obsidian stone and texture like firm jello, the yolk is creamy soft and differing colors of gray. It sounds gross, and even Andrew Zimmern couldn't get a bite down when he traveled to HK, but I love it! I've eaten it since I was a kid, and it's usually served in "juk" (congee/rice porridge) with ground pork, ginger, scallions, sesame oil, and soy sauce.
But I love it plain with just a bit of salt.