Take a look at what we just spotted in an Apartment Therapy house tour...
Look! Ostrich Eggs on the Table
Ostrich eggs on a kitchen table! This is from a Brooklyn house tour of Amy's Williamsburg railroad apartment. She says that the eggs are from her in-laws' farm. We would love to know more. In fact, we are very curious as to how these were used. It looks like they are purely decorative now; they appear to have pinholes in the ends.
• See the whole tour here: House Tour: Amy’s Williamsburg Railroad
It also reminds us of our startling visit to Whole Foods' local egg bar. It included locally produced ostrich and emu eggs.
• See more of the egg bar here: Look! Local Ostrich and Emu Eggs at Whole Foods
Have you ever cooked with giant eggs?
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Hi Faith,
The ostrich eggs came from an ill-fated attempt by my husband's grandparents to raise ostriches on their dairy farm--for meat. They blew out the yolks and kept a few eggs for decorative purposes. The ostriches were long gone by the time I met my husband, but I did get some of the eggs... I just liked the way they looked and liked that they came from the farm. (Of course, you don't have to have a farm source for ostrich eggs, Evolution, in SoHo also sells them http://www.evolutionnyc.com/)
Eating the ostrich eggs sounds interesting, but I think one ostrich egg is equivalent to 18 to 22 chicken eggs...so you'd have to invite a few people over... I don't know if my husband's family ate any of the eggs.... I'll have to look into that!
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Hi!
I have cooked with a emu egg before. I saw them at wholefoods and figured what the heck. I made a crust less emu egg quiche with bacon, olives, tomatoes and cheese. It worked out well but I thought the egg would be more egg-y (if that makes sense). It was mild in taste and color. I think its worth the experiment but 20$ for an emu egg is not something I would do everyday.
Thanks!
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