[Sca-cooks] Quail eggs ( was: no subject)

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:

> I saw some quail eggs in the meat case at a local Chinese grocery store.
> Are these likely to be raw, or cooked/preserved in some way?  Do quail eggs
> taste different than chicken eggs?  Do they peel easily when hard-boiled?

They taste pretty much like hen's eggs, they only take about 3 minutes to hard-boil.

> I may be helping to cater a vigil, and it occurs to me that this is a great
> opportunity to try some special items that aren't practical or cost-effective in
> feast quantities.

If the vigilante has a Gaelic persona, may I suggest Scotch Eggs from quail's eggs?
Whooaaaaa, conspicuous consumpion, but yummy.  ;-)

Selene Colfox