In our household we do not patronize chicken eggs. Our second son is allergic to all forms of chicken, including chicken eggs whether organic or fertilized, as long as it is chicken. This blog post is about DUCK EGGS.
We have 3 sources of duck eggs from NOT GOOD to GOOD to SUPERIOR. These taste reviews are of RAW DUCK EGGS.
– Marikina Wet Market: They call their fresh raw duck eggs “special”, they usually sell live balut duck eggs — 17 day old chicks in the shell. Their fresh raw duck eggs do not taste fresh, they taste slimy, and the taste of the yolk is questionable. The yolk color is light yellow.
– Calamba Laguna – Itlog ni Kuya: They say their ducks are peking ducks and they say their ducks are fed all natural. Whatever that is. The egg yolk color is deeper yellow orange. The egg white does not taste slimy. The egg yolk tastes good.
– Palawan – independent duck herder: Palawan is the last frontier of nature, virgin forests and cleanliness guarded by dozens of environmentalist NGOs. These ducks are led around during the day to graze on the mountains and rivers. The eggs are all obviously naturally laid, with males fertilizing females. The egg white is clear and delicious. The yolk is orange. The taste of the entire egg with yolk and white is absolutely top notch pure heavenly.
If nutrition follows taste, then probably the Palawan duck eggs also win in the nutrition game. Taste is important. The bad tasting eggs I just let the maids cook them in their dishes, you modify the bad taste with condiments. But with the most superior Palawan duck eggs… you absolutely do not want to cook them. In fact I just fed my 5 year old girl this breakfast and she refused the sunny side up eggs and asked for a RAW DUCK EGG instead.
If you want to eat raw animal foods, you need to get top notch quality. Follow your taste buds.