Crazy Food To Try In Asia

3. Century Egg

Also referred to as one-hundred-year eggs or often, millennium eggs, century eggs are actually prepared in about a month to five weeks. Processing occurs by placing chicken, duck, or quail eggs in a mixture of salt, lime, black tea, and ash, or another combination of chemicals, to penetrate the shell of the egg and harden the egg creating a pine needle flower pattern of brown or green gel in the albumen. Because of their unique pattern, nutrient-rich content, and creamy flavor (much like that of a boiled egg, but exponentially increased), China alone produces nearly 1.5 million tons of these specialties every year. What dish related to locusts has made it as a crazy food to try in Asia? Keep reading to find out.