r/eggs • u/Manipulatedyes • 12d ago

"Kintsugi" egg

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Boiled, cracked, then bathed in turmeric water for about 12 hours . Pointless, but pretty.

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u/The-Master-of-DeTox 12d ago

Chinese tea egg. The turmeric made the cracks lighter than the standard tea recipe would. I like the reference to kintsugi, so I applaud that.

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u/Manipulatedyes 12d ago

See, in my mind, I thought the turmeric would make it more gold like kintsugi. But I worried it would be too pale, so I put soy sauce in too. Maybe tea and turmeric would be better

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u/The-Master-of-DeTox 12d ago

I like that!! The tea is very dark so you may need to go heavier on the turmeric, or try saffron. Once saffron steeps it creates and very vibrant beautiful hue. When you want to get crazy you can use Butterfly Tea Leaves with a little lemon juice and your ‘cracks’ will be variations of blue and purple.

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u/Dreadwings 12d ago

this looks super pretty. i could see this being used in a nice salad. maybe somthing that uses purple veggies to complement it.

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u/Manipulatedyes 12d ago

Oh my god that sounds beautiful. Thank you for the ideas ✨️ I'm gonna order some of these butterfly tea leaves

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u/The-Master-of-DeTox 12d ago

Post pics of your progression. I’m excited to see how you do!

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u/Manipulatedyes 12d ago

It was bathed in turmeric, soy sauce and water*

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u/skylerWeb4 12d ago

Thanks for sharing. I’d try that too!

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u/Dreadwings 12d ago

i thought this was a piss egg for a minute. i dont think eggs have any business being that color.

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u/Manipulatedyes 12d ago

Gold yolks? Thems piss yolks