A Question About Duck Eggs

[sebhfhion]

Yesterday I got a basket of goodies for doing an old ladies garden and amongst the cakes and homemade chutney were half a dozen duck eggs. I've never had duck eggs, do they taste strong? Can I make a quiche or something with them? For a curious reason it seems to be wrong to eat a duck egg, I think I'm talking myself out of using them but I would hate to waste them so are they a different taste to hens eggs?

[yogasun]

They make great cakes!!
A famer's wife I know always uses duck eggs for cakes, etc.

[Electrochem]

They have a lovely taste and can be used pretty much the same as the eggs you get from hens. They are a bit richer than hen's eggs and slightly bigger. My late aunt would never use anything but duck eggs for baking!

[Baldric]

http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/ingredients/duck-egg-recipes

[ummmm]

They are lush. They are not dissimilar to hens eggs but they are nicer...and bigger, and great with soldiers!!

[Frank97]

I'd have to agree with that, Ummmm. Just like a Hen's egg, but better!

[Old_Geezer]

Not wrong, it's just not an egg you have been used to. Still a bird egg. As I recall (and it's been some years) yes strongish taste but much the same as the hen's. But more of it than a hen's egg. Try one boiled and see what you think.

[Sharingan]

Duck eggs are fabulous, really lovely treat.

[sebhfhion]

Thank you so much for your prompt replies! I'm going to make a quiche and see what I think, then maybe try some of the recipes Baldric so kindly gave me the link for as I'm sure I'll be offered some more duck eggs if I like them.

[AlwaysConfused]

Duck eggs have a smoother, more velvety taste. Don't waste it on baking a cake. eat it fried or poached with steak or gammon with chips to dip in. Yumbloodyeeeeeee

[tamborine]

hatch them

[Iluvspikey]

My daughter works at small animal sanctury and vets and they have about 9 ducks and we have the eggs, they are divine, according to my family, I cook them for the breakfasts, and use them in cooking. Just make sure your source is fresh, and crack onto a saucer first to be on the safe side

[sebhfhion]

Just a quick update: I made a lovely quiche with leeks and red leicester cheese cream and the duck eggs. It tastes fab! Very creamy and not at all strong. The shells were very thick and hard to break thats the only difference I could see. Thanks for your input everyone x