May the gods have mercy

[pasithea]

Dear gods of cooking, forgive me for this transgression I have wrought.

Last night, I created the truly unholy.

It was a green thai curry that used durian as the base and thousand year eggs as the 'meat'...

I wrought a great evil by actually making this combination rather tasty.

Comments

[ff00ff.livejournal.com]

I've heard horror stories about the Durian. Did you wear self contained breathing apparatus during it's preparation? Did you actually cut into it *in* your apartment?

I have never heard of a thousand year egg, however. What is it?

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

It's a Chinese delicacy: an egg that's been preserved in a caustic mixture of mud and ash. The yolk turns stinky and green, and the white turns into brown jelly. It doesn't take a thousand years, but when it's done, the egg *looks* like it's a thousand years old. :}

[ff00ff.livejournal.com]

I did imagine it didn't actually take a thousand years to make, but yes, it does look like a sort of desiccated mummy of an egg.