Hmm, looks pretty ordinary...
...the season lasts for just 5 weeks until the begining of June, the usual crap applies; life's too short, nudge yourself and break the bank...
...not this one, but you know which one I mean...
...about two and half times larger than a quail's egg and four sevenths of a 
...purely as an insurance for the umami dept., a titchy fillet of the finest smoked eel...
...start to de-shell the boiled egg (worth noting that the shell is annoyingly more delicate than what we're used to)...
...and there you have it, dinner with an immeasurably low carbon footprint (by today's standards) as all three of the main ingredients are English (not British please!). Like most things sourced from home, this dinner was flipping expensive (and no carbs included to ensure one is satisfactorily full). The Wye Valley asparagus cost three quid for two bunches from Marks (outrageous value). Can I just add that I'm pretty deft at making soft boiled eggs and the asparagus were perfectly cooked (unlike Hawksmoor)- I'm that good. What did the eggs taste like, let's just say that I'm surprised the Japanese haven't caught hold of them- how about seaweedy flavoured eggs sound? 
I'm of course talking about Gulls EggsIf there are a zillion eggs in a 12oz jar of Beluga caviar, then the gull's egg qualifiy as the most expensive eating egg I've ever eaten.
Surely that's a starter?
ReplyDeleteAnd how are the gulls eggs in comparison to, say, quails eggs?
Starter and mains, there were a lot of asparagus spears mind you. I find quails eggs bland. To be honest a good fresh duck's egg, simply poached, is the best IMO.
ReplyDeleteGulls? Is that like seagulls?
ReplyDeleteI once ate ostrich egg. It was horrible, all oily.
Yes. In Brighton, they're known as flying rats.
ReplyDeleteSo, what's different about the gulls eggs then? Why are they so special? (I've never eaten one).
ReplyDeleteHelen- Not enough licences are given to 'harvest' the eggs, hence the hyped phenomenon and suitably inflated price tag. Actually they do taste very nice.
ReplyDeleteohhh....i have been dreaming of soft boiled eggs and asparagus for a while now.....
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