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Century Egg or Hundred-Year-Old Egg

The name is an exaggeration. It’s not really a hundred years old. But it is pretty rotten. The egg itself is preserved for a few months in a mixture of ash, clay, and quicklime. Then, when the yolk has become dark green or black and the white has turned into a dark brown clear jelly, it is taken out of the mixture and prepared. If you can stand the strong sulfur and ammonia fumes, the hard part of the job is done. Upon eating it, you might be surprised to find that it tastes exactly like a hard-boiled egg.