Comments on: Soft Cooked Duck Eggs with Warm Anchovy Vinegarette

By: threadymm

threadymm — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:51:10 +0000

We have seven ducks out the back that haven’t laid in months, i must’ve got lazy in looking after them coz today i found thirty four eggs in their yard lol
this is why i looked up this site, i’m going to try this for dinner

By: Becca

Becca — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:07:46 +0000

Wow, now that I have the duck eggs unfortunately no anchovies! I will try this next time I get some duck eggs from my friends neighbor. At least we know they are free range. For now, will hard boil remainder as already had them scrambled with cream cheese and chives.

By: FX

FX — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:51:22 +0000

Very, nice, I would love to cook duck eggs! Perhaps it’s safer to roast them than boil them for 7 minutes as they are quite prone to bacteria contamination. In Europe it’s very hard to get duck eggs for this reason. Have a look at my own roasted eggs based on the same recipe and let me know what you think! http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=64

By: Clover

Clover — Tue, 02 May 2006 23:52:02 +0000

Just ran across this reseaching ducks.
Peace out

By: grant

grant — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 03:58:41 +0000

Hey I really like your site.

By: Chefdoc

Chefdoc — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:48:45 +0000

Hi McAuliflower, I, too, have never tried duck eggs. The photos are inspiring. Just discovered your art as well! I enjoyed this first taste of duck eggs... they are very similar to fresh chicken eggs. However, one interesting distinction is that we had a couple of the soft boiled eggs tasting very green. I described them as tasting and smelling like asparagus... Sweets gave me the word green to attach to the phenomenon. Apparetnly a couple of the ducks were very well fed on new grasses, maybe even nipping of the tops of asparagus? Wonderful play with terroir. --McAuliflower

By: keiko

keiko — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:31:03 +0000

I think I must try this… looks so simple and delicious! (I don’t know if I can get duck eggs though…)

By: sam

sam — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:07:11 +0000

Now that would be interesting but I think I just missed out a separating comma, sorry. Strawberry Hollywood chewing gum was my favourite, closely followed by cassis.

By: sam

sam — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:35:56 +0000

I think I must try fresh ones.
I think I will be ok with that. I hope so.
Despite the 25 years that have past, I still vividly remember the taste and embarassingly circumstances under which I was sick.
I was 14 years old off to stay with a family in france. I was a very picky eater at that age so I made a pact with myself to not be squeamish and try everything they offered me.
I arrived at the airport and I was hungry so they bought me a little pizza before our long car journey south. I remember the pizza tasted ‘funny’ (that would have been the anchovies.) So off we drive. After a couple of hours or so we stop for a break. Whislt stretching our legs we inverstiagate a neat and tidy craft barn selling corn dollies. Everything is beautifully presented with fresh sawdust covering the floor. Suddenly, with no warning, I chuck up all over the pristine floor. My embarassed new temporary family are mortified and rush me back to the car without even informing the owners of my accident. I have felt bad about it ever since.

Incidentally – I thereafter tried many first things on this trip – frogs legs, sea snails, fresh sardines, pigeon, cous cous, petit suisse, fromage blanc hollywood chewing gum and my first ever nectarine. The only thing i refusd was boiled squid. I have since learnt, of course, that squid is inddeed good, but I prefer the grilled or broiled option to boiled.

Oh… car sickness nails another food item
I did this with cup-o-noodle soup. I had the flu and my family was eating these soup cups around me. Twenty years later and I still haven’t had cup o’ noodles.

I’m interested in hearing more about the fromage blanc hollywood chewing gum!

–McAuliflower

By: melissa

melissa — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:54:16 +0000

ooh – I love anchovies with everything! beautiful pics, and I will definitely try this recipe, duck eggs or normal eggs. and sam, if you’re reading this – you must give anchovies another try!!! try them first in a caesar salad dressing, then move up to a bagna cauda, and then go for my favorite – fig anchoiade!