Why should you buy young embryonated duck eggs and avoid buying old ones?
Embryonated duck eggs for good taste and nutrition must be young and fresh. At this stage, the yolk of the egg is small and soft, making it delicious and easy to eat. When the eggs are old, the yolk becomes large and hard, occupying a large part of the egg. The embryonic part is clearly formed with many immature feathers that are both low in nutrition and difficult to eat. Moreover, old eggs are prone to explode when boiled. Therefore, when you want to eat embryonated duck eggs, you need to know how to distinguish between young and old eggs before buying.
How to choose young and delicious embryonated duck eggs
Perceive the weight of the eggs
The simplest method you can apply to distinguish between young and old embryonated duck eggs is to hold the eggs in your hand.
If you feel firm and heavy, these are young eggs with plenty of water, full of white and yolk. On the contrary, if you feel light, these are eggs with the duckling already formed, old eggs with very little yolk.
If you feel firm and heavy, these are young eggs with plenty of water, full of white and yolk
Shake the eggs to sense
Usually, the white and yolk of fresh eggs are both solid, so when you shake the egg, you will not hear any movement.
On the contrary, for old eggs, the empty space above is wide due to the duckling already formed, and when you shake the egg, you will hear a sound.
If you like to eat old embryonated duck eggs, you should choose eggs with a wide empty space at one end. Or choose eggs that look fuller and have a smaller empty space if you like young eggs.
The white and yolk of fresh eggs are both solid, so when you shake the egg, you will not hear any movement
Inspect the eggs under light
When choosing embryonated duck eggs, you can place the egg in an area with strong light, then observe if there is an empty space inside the egg.
If you see a wide empty space inside the egg, it is an old egg. If you see a small empty space, it is a young embryonated duck egg.
You can also observe during the egg inspection to determine if it is a fresh or old egg.
On the other hand, if when you rotate the egg, the embryo part moves quickly along with weak and pale blood vessels, then it is a spoiled egg.
