On Mar 17, 4:20*pm, "Musashi" > wrote:
> "John Doe" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > At the Oriental Market yesterday, I saw canned quail eggs.
>
> > I didn't want to buy them without knowing more about what I would be
> > buying. Almost all the writing on the can was something other than
> > English, so I couldn't read it.
>
> > Are these eggs in shells? Hard boiled? Pickled? No shells?
>
> > What type of meal would they be suitable for?
>
> > I love to try new things, but I'd like to know a little about what I'm
> > trying.
>
> I have never used "canned" quail eggs. Since I haven't seen them in Japan, I
> am certain
> that they are a mainland Asia (or Taiwan) product. I would speculate that
> they are non-shell
> boiled eggs in a can. Maybe salted a bit.
> In Japan, as well as in some Japanese grocery stores in
> the US quail eggs are sold fresh,like chicken eggs. Of course this is the
> only way they can be
> used in raw form as a topping for gunkan maki. Cooked, I've had them in a
> steamed non-sweet
> custard dish called Chawanmushi. Tastes exactly like eating a tiny chicken
> egg.
>
> http://www.quail-egg-recipes.com/sitemap.html
>
> Musashi

Thank you for your reply. I think I'll buy a can of them on my next
trip to the market in Jacksonville. I'll make a posting about them
after I try them.