Century Eggs Are The Chinese Delicacy With A Misleading Name - Chowhound

Although their exact history is unclear, century eggs are estimated to have surfaced around 600 years ago, during China's Ming Dynasty. One theory is that somebody found duck eggs which had been immersed in a solution of water and lime (the calcium-heavy mineral, not the fruit) for a period of time and discovered they were both edible and tasty. Advertisement The process has evolved over time, and it now involves…