Century eggs (Chinese: 皮蛋; pinyin: pídàn; Jyutping: pei4 daan2), also known as alkalized or preserved egg, are a Chinese egg-based culinary dish made by preserving duck, chicken, or quail eggs in a mixture of See more

The method for creating century eggs likely came about through the need to preserve eggs in times of plenty by coating them in alkaline clay, which is similar to methods of egg … See more

Century eggs can be eaten without further preparation other than peeling and rinsing them – on their own, or as a side dish. In central China, they are sliced into pieces and drizzled with See more

Century eggs are sometimes avoided due to the belief that they are prepared by soaking eggs in horse urine for 100 years, but there is no valid … See more

Traditional
The traditional method for producing century eggs developed through improvement of the aforementioned primitive process. … See more

Research indicates that century eggs are an excellent source of Vitamin B12, which is crucial for metabolism and DNA synthesis. The yolk of century eggs typically contains about 1.9 ± 0.6 to 0.8 ± 0.3 μg of vitamin B12, which is notably higher than the 0.9 … See more

Century eggs prepared in traditional ways are generally safe to consume. However, there have been incidents of malpractice in century egg … See more