Why We Dont Eat Ostrich Eggs

now ostriches lay the biggest eggs on earth officially on average one ostrich egg is about six inches long and five inches wide and weighs roughly two times the weight of basketball yikes makes you wonder does the ostrich hen ever complain just like chicken egg an ostrich egg will contain chick embryo only if the egg was first fertilized by male ostrich otherwise you'll find only whites and huge yolk inside of it the size of the yolk is equal to around 24 chicken yucks so one ostrich egg can easily feed squad of 10 people but ostrich eggs aren't all that edible those who tried them say they taste lot like chicken eggs fatty buttery and kind of sweet but the flavor is more intense they're also richer in magnesium and iron than chicken eggs but contain fewer vitamins and one ostrich egg will give you about 2 000 calories while the average chicken egg only 75. cooking and eating them is chore so you're unlikely to have them for breakfast every day their shell is extremely thick you can step on the eggs with both of your feet and they won't break that's why if you want to cook an omelette using an ostrij you're going to need drill or hammer and also really big skillet to fit an egg that size no bigger yeah like that boiling the egg will take almost 90 minutes but it doesn't stop some gourmets from buying and cooking this delicacy today commercial ostrich farming is developing all over the world you can find farms in the united states new zealand south america and so on farmers breed the birds and collect eggs from the female ostriches to sell them in the u.s the average price for one ostrij is around although eating ostrich eggs may not be very convenient archaeologists have found evidence that people figured out many practical and artistic ways to use ostrich eggshells over hundred thousand years ago different ancient cultures use them as potter combs arrowheads and other tools in africa people use shells to store and transport liquids such as water or paint today ostrich egg shells can also be found in art projects and decor for example the shell can become great chandelier if you cut out patterns and paint it you can also find this material in jewelry designers use ostrich egg shells to create necklaces pendants and anklets so if you ever get inspired to do an art project just contact the nearest ostrich farm in your area while the ostrich is bird that lays the world's biggest eggs they're the smallest in proportion to the body it's only two percent of female birds overall weight famous kiwi bird from new zealand is the size of domestic chicken but lays eggs that are six times bigger compared to the normal egg mass for the birds of the same size how does she do it another possible rival to ostriches is the elephant bird it used to live in madagascar but unfortunately these birds went extinct around thousand to 1200 a.d probably because of human intervention modern archaeologists have found many elephant bird eggs that have turned to stone these eggs are the size of large watermelon and even more impressive than the ostrich eggs based on its size we can guess that one elephant egg equals around 120 chicken eggs and might have fed around 40 people ostriches have smaller relative named emu the second largest living bird by height emus live in australia and lay some of the most beautiful and colorful eggs in the world they are usually light or dark green with an emerald hue nowadays more and more local farmers keep these birds hoping that the demand for these fancy eggs will grow apart from well-known chicken eggs people all over the world eat eggs of various kinds of birds including duck goose and quail quail lays small spotted eggs that can be rather expensive in many countries people consider them delicacy because this product is highly nutritious quail egg contains five times more phosphorus and potassium than chicken egg and the level of iron is four and half times higher the amount of copper and cobalt is also significant although quail eggs are tiny the recommended amount varies from six to twelve eggs day for one adult in some south american countries such as brazil colombia and venezuela quail eggs are not that rare and exotic it's common topic for street food such as burgers and hot dogs filipinos use quail eggs to prepare popular street food snacks they soft boil them and then fry them with orange colored butter not just birds but lots of other animals lay eggs crocodile eggs are not only edible but reportedly tasty and nutritious food they don't contain any yolk but still have many nutrients essential to the human body studies have shown that eating crocodile eggs can help clean the blood vessel walls from fat and improve brain functions the obvious disadvantage of this product is you can't get it that easily crocodiles are one of the most productive mothers in wild nature therefore the safest way to buy crocodile egg is to go to special farm and then the fun starts how to obtain said egg it's simple you just reach in there and get the egg me no like my arms the way they are these little white ovals look like rice but you're looking at ant eggs or in other words ant larvae this ingredient has been very popular in mexican cuisine for thousands of years it's also known as mexican caviar or escaroles reportedly this dish has buttery and nutty flavor and can be rather crunchy when fried people add escaroles as topping to tacos or eat them as separate dish weaver and eggs are rich in protein and very popular all over southeast asia they make must have ingredient for salads in thailand and laos these ant eggs have sour taste and can successfully replace lemon juice in some recipes if eating ant larvae sounds too extreme for you maybe you'd prefer snail eggs which are better known as escargot caviar it's popular delicacy in italy france and other european countries snails do everything slowly slowly slowly and egg laying is not an exception producing these eggs takes eight months when manufacturers use accelerated maturing techniques or from two to three years when it happens naturally this is why the price for one small jar of escargot caviar can be around hundred bucks people also eat unfertilized shark eggs these eggs have an unusual spiral shape which allows the female shark to safely hide them in rock formations and protect her future offspring from predators chemical research has proved that shark eggs have high nutritional value they're rich in amino acids and contain very high amounts of vitamins and char games range in size up to the size of chicken eggs if you're lucky enough to find them and survive you can cook shark eggs in the same fashion as chicken eggs now in some countries nearly raw turtle eggs are popular meal they put soft shell turtle eggs in boiling water for 30 seconds with onions or garlic after this simple routine the eggs look like ping pong balls and serve as an ingredient for salads since many turtle species especially sea turtles are endangered it's only safe and legal to eat eggs sustainably sourced from registered turtle farm turtle eggs are an extremely healthy food to eat the content of beneficial minerals in the soft shell turtle egg is twice higher than that of chicken egg and it has far fewer calories on average one turtle egg adds around 45 calories to your diet that's less than chicken egg fish eggs are famous for their exotic flavor and high price iranian beluga fish is the champion in this field it makes the most expensive fish caviar on the planet called almas this black gold has hit the guinness world records as the world's most expensive food almas is produced from the eggs of rare albino sturgeon between 60 and 100 years old this fish swims in the southern part of the caspian sea the price for two pounds of this caviar amounts to 28 000 wow what happens if it somehow falls off your cracker oops there goes 500 bucks