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Subscribe to forums RSS#1 Fri 20 Jul 12 4:21am
beerforyorky
- Member Occupation Retired
- From Surin, N.E. Thailand
- Member since Mon 29 Dec 08
Chicken or Duck?
Both chicken and duck eggs are readily available here in perhaps equal quantities. As far as I am aware, they are both free range. Personally, except for the shell colour, I cannot tell the difference. They both taste the same to me although the duck egg yolk appears to be a deeper yellow/orange.
Is there a difference in the taste?
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#2 Fri 20 Jul 12 9:56am
oliviascotland
- From Scotland
- Member since Wed 06 Apr 05
Re: Chicken or Duck?
Not really. I love duck eggs, but they're surprisingly difficult to get hold of where I am.
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#3 Fri 20 Jul 12 8:58pm
dhartley
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- From Yorkshire / E Sussex
- Member since Thu 15 Mar 12
Re: Chicken or Duck?
I find duck eggs have a slightlier meatier taste, even a smidgion metallic?
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#4 Sat 21 Jul 12 1:27am
JoyYamDaisy
- From Melbourne Australia
- Member since Sun 12 Apr 09
Re: Chicken or Duck?
I think I have a bit of a prejudice against duck eggs, they are just so big!
I kept three beautiful ducks for a while and used their eggs in cakes, which was great using one duck egg instead of two chookies. But every time I contemplated making omelette or something with them, I chickened (ha) out and made a cake instead.
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#5 Sat 21 Jul 12 10:00am
beerforyorky
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- From Surin, N.E. Thailand
- Member since Mon 29 Dec 08
Re: Chicken or Duck?
I suppose much of the taste is dependent on what the birds eat. Both ducks and chickens here are fed on left over cooked rice and whatever they can scrounge from the garden. I read that the eggshell colour is not dictated by the food they eat but is generically determined.
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#6 Sat 21 Jul 12 11:45am
JoyYamDaisy
- From Melbourne Australia
- Member since Sun 12 Apr 09
Re: Chicken or Duck?
That's true B4Yy.
But aren't the duck eggs huge?
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#7 Sat 21 Jul 12 12:15pm
beerforyorky
- Member Occupation Retired
- From Surin, N.E. Thailand
- Member since Mon 29 Dec 08
Re: Chicken or Duck?
JoyYamDaisy wrote:
That's true B4Yy.
But aren't the duck eggs huge?
They certainly look bigger (here) and I've just weighed them. The chicken egg (size 1) is 50 gm and the duck egg (not sized) is 75 gm. Which implies 1/2 as big again.
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#8 Sat 21 Jul 12 4:38pm
@nGoose1
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- From UK/Germany
- Member since Wed 28 Oct 09
Re: Chicken or Duck?
Clarence Court, best eggs, as used by Jamie and other top chefs. They do a few types. I heard duck eggs should be cooked, thinner shells, more susceptible to salmonella. Haven’t had one for years, I must remedy that.
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