I can’t pinpoint my first experience with century eggs, but I’ve been consuming them my whole life. Bouncy, black, and semi-transparent, they are a reliable addition to congee, rice bowls, and ...

In any recipe that calls for century eggs, there could be few — if any — substitutions that would do the dish justice. Century eggs are a Chinese delicacy, made by preserving duck, chicken or quail ...

Fermentation turns these green and black preserved eggs into real Chinese comfort food. These green and black preserved eggs don’t really look like food, but the chemistry of fermentation turns pidan, ...