So You Don't Have To: Pork and Preserved Egg Congee

[kkat989]

oh yeaaaaa. eating congee with century egg while watching this video =D

[beatlejn]

they just taste like mushrooms. and you forgot the white pepper! try that next time.

[tinik5]

It is hella good..

[Jojeeh]

Hey Ben, I dare ya to try balut. Duck egg with an 18 week old duckling inside. Cook the duck egg for 30 min. Crack open the top of the egg and suck the juices out. Break open the rest of the shell and sprinkle on some fluer (sp?) de sel, just a touch. Do not eat the white cuz they're rock hard. Best eaten piping hot.

[cousinwong]

it's SO YUMMY OMG my favourite congee!! I ALWAYS ORDER THIS!!!!!!

[rogerzou]

@cousinwong

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[ItsChelseaaHere]

I hate century eggs alone too, but with congee; mmmmmm. 

[amx04x]

Coriander Soup with Century Egg and Fish Fillet – for Curing Sore Throat

[amx04x]

one more should know about century egg ,some of them will taste like urine because it's hard to know its taste before you eat it. But most of them are fucking good taste. It can also be made soup.Information below

[serene06]

CONGEE RULES (esp when you're sick and can't eat much) :)))))))))) - Chinese wisdom.

[Traces1000]

preserved eggs is probably originated from the ancient time when people hide their eggs inside ashes during war time. the eggs then turned black and are said to have medical properties in them

[darlynDUH]

i totally agree with you. im asian and i absolutely HATE the way to egg tastes by itself, but in congee i LOVE it lol

[qiuyi4eva]

Eating a century egg on its own is akin to biting into a huge block of cheese...Its way too overpowering and downright disgusting =/ Its no wonder u hate it the 1st time round. Nothing, i repeat nothing beats a piping hot bowl of century's egg congee with minced pork and chopped youtiao pieces on a cold day.

[moonlighting44]

great videos.you need to get a chinese donut with congee.let it soak up a bit and its tummy filling.one day try flat dry duck,the ones you see hanging on the walls.really tasty.time to cook rice now...hee hee

[lynbabysusu]

@moonlighting44 XD cute way of putting it,Chinese donut

[cheng2012]

this stuff is amazing!

its sitting in my fridge :)

[blahdoot20]

theyre fantastic with a lot of stuff.

[darrenwks]

I like eating them with porridge

[louisali]

WT?!!? preserved eggs are terrible!? I think its the best food in the world! I'm like addicted to preserved eggs.

[lynbabysusu]

@louisali Hey! We are definitely in the same category!

[critiasc]

I like it with preserved ginger too! Try it!

[HKichen]

U seem totally blown away by the fact that asian food can taste so awesome. They have been around for centuries, what do u expect them to be any less than western cuisine?

No trying to be racist or anything, but I felt that the guy in this video was being rather rude to make asian food look bad.

It is NOT supposed to be eaten alone. I have no idea why some people eat the thing by itself. As a Singaporean chinese, I have never done that before.

What fools are there? Don't they know better?

[benchilada]

First, I love S.E. Asian food. LOVE IT. At several Chinese restaurants in my town the owners love seeing me come in because they get to surprise me with whatever they feel like cooking for me, from chicken to intestines. They decide.

Second, all of my friends who eat century eggs eat them in congee OR sliced lengthwise as a snack.

Finally, the surprise I express in this video is because I have two other videos on YouTube where I tried century eggs and didn't like them, so I was very happy here

[HKichen]

^^ Thanks for the reply. That settled my nerves.

[benchilada]

Happy to be of service. :D

[mad8london247]

THanks for the video. Haven't had congee in awhile.

Will have to go to China town...sheesh.

[foxmajik]

Thanks, I was wondering about that.

[senel]

oh man I clicked this and I thought, if you say this is gross then the whole you don't have to thing is a lie. xD.

cause I eat congee with preserved eggs from time to time and I think it's fine.

[benchilada]

Plain, they're horrible. In congee, they're fantastic. :)

[lynbabysusu]

@benchilada Haha,the smell can be overwhelming if eaten just like that,I love eating that way but my bro still can't take it if we were to eat them without congee or in mixed steam eggs. And we're Chinese.

[illi10nis27]

oh no the duck eggs have gotten to you.

i've missed SYDHT. hope LWS is getting better!

[dropfry]

haha "son of a dick". (thats getting stolen)

[benchilada]

I blame my Tourette's. That's the only rational explanation for me also saying "Dick of a cunt!"

[lexpro]

Your new favorite dish? And did you by now eat a preserved duck egg the way it's supposed to be made? I mean, on its own but properly concocted?

[benchilada]

Not yet, no. I think baby steps are in order.

[plexplex1]

I <3 YOU BENCHILADA!!!!!

[benchilada]

Bless you, my child. Accept us and it will all become easier...