Archaeologists discover and crack a thousand-year-old chicken egg

Re:Archaeologists discover and crack a thousand-year-old chi... by zozbot234 on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @05:08PM (#27533498)

What's the newsworthiness here? Thousand-year-old eggs are already a common delicacy in China. When preserved properly they not only stay intact, but are also edible.

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Re:Archaeologists discover and crack a thousand-year-old chi... by stevula on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @05:14PM (#27533552)

You are probably thinking of century eggs, also known as thousand year eggs and many other names. The name isn’t literal; they are made within weeks or months and I seriously doubt they’d remain edible after 1000 years (nor would they be affordable for your average cook).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg

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Re:Archaeologists discover and crack a thousand-year-old chi... by indispensible on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @05:19PM (#27533611)

I'm not actually sure if this is in jest, but for the unaware, "Thousand-year" eggs do exist, but are not actually that old. They are fermented for a few weeks/months.

*Relevant info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg

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