Before: Eggs

Here were 4 types of eggs that I cured for salted eggs. To get the idea of their size, see the picture below.

For the brine, I didn't check the salinity, all I did was to make a super-saturated salt solution (basically I just dissolve as much salt as possible in boiling water). Cured them for about 2-3weeks :)

from top CC: goose, duck, quail, and chicken egg :)

Salted Eggs Fiesta

I believe that you will have a big grin when you see this post :) Remember the days when you picked those salted egg yolk for my congee? See, I told you that I'm low maintenance. I'll be happy just with a bowl of congee and multiple egg yolks :) I'm so cheap!!!

Salted Goose, Duck and Quail Eggs

Yes, for my love of salted egg, I made some myself. This time, I use: goose egg, duck egg, chicken egg, and quail egg. 

After 3 weeks, the results are as in the picture.

     1. Goose egg. 

Notice the big air sac? I think, that's my mistake, cos I didn't manage to drown the whole egg in brine. There's a part of it still floating, thus resulting in the air sac. The taste was not as salty, as predicted, due to its big size. The yolks is not as fatty as duck's, but still, it's not too bad.

     2. Duck egg. 

The standard one. And to my surprise, it was the saltiest among all kind (given same curing conditions). So this must be the reason why ppl use duck egg rather than others, it absorbs the brine in most efficient time.

     3. Chicken egg. 

Not as salty as duck's. The yolk is not too fatty, not too salty. It's just perfect. I wonder why chicken egg is not popular as salted egg.

     4. Quail egg. 

I was expecting quail egg to be the saltiest among all. But nope, it pars with chicken egg, though its yolk has a greyish hue. It's quite fatty too. Perfect saltiness. 

Salted Chicken Egg vs Quail Egg

Note: 

Apart from goose eggs, others, at raw states has form the ball yolk. Perfectly salted usually have a ball-y yolk. Look at this tiny quail egg yolk. so tiny compare to chicken's. I didn't have a chance to check raw goose egg, since I only have 1 of it :)

Raw salted Quail egg vs. Chicken egg

Next project will be: free-range chicken egg :) let's see how it'll turn out to be!!!

Show Me The Way

A long overdued tribute for my capable GPS, it has been showing me the way to my destinations for quite sometime now. It is a truly amazing, sophisticated and handy piece of device. It gets me home too, always. Love you. Very thoughtful of you. Thank you, Baby.

A cold cup of coffee…

Looking at the half-sipped coffee. Cold and sad
Losing its bittersweet aroma. No longer inviting
Its sour taste has taken all my senses
Immersing into my chest
Drenching tears

Wondering if you are dreaming in the sky
or staring blankly into yesman world

Though this sweet smell still lingers, the shadow has gone
Again, the space no longer same without you

Farty Love

Once, I told my Baby,

"I know it's love if I'm comfortable enough to exchange fart with my loved one"Then my baby answered,

"I know it is true love when you keep falling in love with the same person"

Hahaha... That's a very sweet answer, Baby. Fart fart. Porkchop.

Sometimes you need to lose yourself to find yourself ...

Sometimes you need to lose yourself to find yourself ...

Decision Decision Decision

I wanted to write this yesterday… the words keep playing in my mind.

Anyway, yesterday I made a clear statement about my decision. I was quite sure about it. It was an easy and clean-cut decision. Was so glad about it, feel relieved. I would say, this is my first GOOD un-influenced decision. Yeah, in the past, I let someone else do make decision for me; they are not always correct. Well, now I still ensure that I am making right decision by asking my baby too, but most importantly, I have to be comfortable with the decision. This time, I am. Wrong or not, it is in my hands, my responsibility. And I feel so great about it.

Yesterday, after the announcement, my mind started to unwind, playing the memories of my decisions. I used to regrets my wrong decisions, now that I think back. I don’t think they are. None of my decisions (influenced or not) are all-wrong. Although I have to go through some hard time, they actually shaping me up, making who I am now.

From all those “wrong decision”, there is one that still sticking in my mind … in a bad manner of course, yet creating much of who I am now.
At that time, I was so vulnerable; I was actually very-very close to become a blindly devoted follower. Too bad, he pushed me way too hard that I bounced back, bounced high. Not only losing me as follower, now I am standing on my both feet stronger than before, and walking against the current, his current.
I have to admit that I still have a great hatred on him, wishing that we never ever crossed path or wishing him bad stuff. But the wiser me is telling me that without his presence, without my mistake, without going through all the shit; I wouldn’t be able to realized how blessed I am. For this, I thank him for giving me a life lesson. All the experience made me realize and ensure me about my own feeling. And right now, I am fighting hard to make things right for me.I thank my baby for getting me up on my feet; I couldn’t have done this far without you. You are the best decision I ever made. Love you my baby. Porkchop.