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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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 Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:35 am Post subject: Do you know about Maechuri? Egg? |
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The maechuri is the tiny egg that is about 2/5 the size of a chicken's egg and is black white speckled. I searched Google Images for a picture to link for you, but there were literally none. That's unbelievable to me. You can type asdfhj and get a result..
I was introduced to these tiny eggs when I was still wet behind the ears. I love them. I love you!
If you do not know about maechuri, go to your local non-franshised super and ask for 매추리알. (I bought 30 of them for 500 won tonight.) Boil for 5-7 minutes. Crack open a Cass Reduh. Enjoy! |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm a big fan of them. So cheap and easy to prepare and they keep well.
Most hofs and soju joints will provide an unlimited supply.
I think you might have more luck if you Google quail egg.  |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I prefer them when they are pickled in the dark soy-based sauce, but yes, on their own they are a treat. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| mole wrote: |
I'm a big fan of them. So cheap and easy to prepare and they keep well.
Most hofs and soju joints will provide an unlimited supply.
I think you might have more luck if you Google quail egg. |
I was told they were quail's eggs too. But they are so cheap. I always thought quail's eggs were one of those delicacies like, goose liver, swan's ears, otter's noses, whatever.
Anyway, I like them in soy sauce too. Hardly surprising. I would eat toenail clippings if they were in soy sauce. |
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Richard Krainium
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Met a Japanese guy who liked to drop the raw yolk directly into his shot glass of HOT sake. He called it "macho sake".
The raw yolk is also popular in Japan on top of smelt roe sushi (tiny fish eggs = masago?)
Fantastic!
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T-dot
Joined: 16 May 2004
Location: bundang
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| They are a pain in the ass to eat. Thank God my GF de-shells them for me. |
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Pak Yu Man
Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Location: The Ida galaxy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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Regular quail eggs.
The OP didn't use Korean Google or Korean or this would have happened. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:15 am Post subject: |
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Damn, the OP didn't know you had to use a Korean version. He's had no problems with searching Korean words on American Google in the past. He even searched Naver, but got nothing. The OP is a failure!
I didn't know it was quail egg. Maybe it's regular to some of you, but I'd never seen such a thing as a non-chicken egg (as food) before coming to Korea.
The pressing matter, though, is not what it is called in English, but whether or not you like them!
Imo, they are easier to peel than boiled chicken eggs. The shell is softer and sorta rolls off. |
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Pak Yu Man
Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Location: The Ida galaxy
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:42 am Post subject: |
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Oh...thought you knew what they were.
I always use Korean to find Korean stuff. Just works better. |
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:52 am Post subject: |
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You had no luck with your search because you spelled it wrong in Korean.
메추라기 is the correct form.
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메추기 works as a shorter, more common spoken form, though you won't find it in the dictionary.
Thus, your romanization was off too.
Mechugi, maechuki, mehchugi, or whatever you like. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| HapKi wrote: |
You had no luck with your search because you spelled it wrong in Korean.
메추라기 is the correct form. |
By god, you are right. I've just gone and had a look at the package to confirm this assertion of yours.
So, in my drunken rambling of an OP, not only did I tell the reader "I love you!", but I also f[u]cked up the spelling of a word.
I think I will boil some meakchuri eggs to comfort myself. |
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swetepete
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Location: a limp little burg
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:55 am Post subject: |
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There's certain delicacies back home that are cheap as chips here: quail eggs, tuna sashimi, and mushrooms, specifically.
God-damn, korea's a sweet place, once you find the stuff you like. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:04 am Post subject: |
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| swetepete wrote: |
There's certain delicacies back home that are cheap as chips here: quail eggs, tuna sashimi, and mushrooms, specifically.
God-damn, korea's a sweet place, once you find the stuff you like. |
I can tell you are not from the United States of America.
Never have I considered any of the three items you listed a delicacy. Haha.
Now, if they had some barbecue pork ribs worth eating or some f[u]cking collard greens with tabasco.. Maybe a fillet mignon that isn't $50 and tastes like grizzle. Some decent blackened chicken with red beans and rice. Then we'd be talking. |
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swetepete
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Location: a limp little burg
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:04 am Post subject: Re: Do you know about Maechuri? Egg? |
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| Qinella wrote: |
I searched Google Images for a picture to link for you, but there were literally none. That's unbelievable to me. You can type asdfhj and get a result..
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Quite right. And what bizarre stuff google gives you, when you hit that magic asdfghj!
To wit: this...
and this...
and this, too...
thank you, random drunken eslcafe friends, and thank you, http://asdfhj.com/date/2005/11/ |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| swetepete wrote: |
There's certain delicacies back home that are cheap as chips here: quail eggs, tuna sashimi, and mushrooms, specifically.
God-damn, korea's a sweet place, once you find the stuff you like. |
You haven't had any of those rare 150 000 won wild mushrooms, apparently. My father-in-law picks them on his land. Finds about 3 or 4 per year. I'm sure he'd find more, but someone has taken to stealing stuff from his land since he's never there. Started off with chestnuts, but now it's the peaches on his trees and the vegetables I plant from seeds I import from Canada (all organic too boot). He says it's the birds, but I know better. |
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