A delicious, deadly delicacy

Century eggs are a common and popular Chinese delicacy. I myself like to eat them. I find it interesting how the common egg can be made to be like hard gelatin and turn into a dark cola color.

However when I found out how this egg is made in the traditional way, I was deeply bothered and concerned. An ingredient used in its making is lead oxide which is toxic to the body.

Fortunately, there is another way to make century eggs without using this chemical and I just hope that this is what egg processors have now adopted .