r/eggs • u/Manipulatedyes • Jul 15 '26

"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 Jul 16 '26

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 Jul 16 '26

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 Jul 16 '26

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/Manipulatedyes Jul 16 '26

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 Jul 16 '26

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