Has anyone else tried duck eggs from a farm to fork type place? One of the docs assigned to my team sells them. They are richer than chicken eggs, and I have yet to find a bad way to cook them.

They always turn out rich and fluffy when scrambled. I boiled a few the other night and man they are delicious boiled.

Yep. I have a friend who raises chickens, ducks, and geese, and she keeps me well stocked with eggs from all three.

Goose eggs are even larger and richer than duck eggs. Each one is roughly 2x the calories/fat/protein of the previous...

Chicken eggs: 70 calories/5g fat/5g protein
Duck eggs: 135 calories/10g fat/10g protein
Goose eggs: 265 calories/20g fat/20g protein

So for uses other than precise baking, you can use 1 duck egg in place of 2 chicken eggs, and 1 goose egg in place of 2 duck eggs or 4 chicken eggs.




My favorite egg recipe is Shakshuka made with duck eggs. It's Middle Eastern poached eggs in a spiced tomato sauce.

The below recipe is enough for 2-3 people. But you can halve the recipe and use 1-2 duck eggs or 2-3 chicken eggs, if you want to make it for just one person.

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 28-ounce can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes (Yes, spend the money for real deal San Marzano... Not that much more expensive, but well worth it)
6 large chicken eggs, or 3 duck eggs
Salt and Pepper, to taste
Fresh chopped cilantro
Fresh chopped parsley
Crumbled feta cheese
Flatbread

1) Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan on medium heat. Add the chopped bell pepper and onion and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion becomes translucent.

2) Add garlic and spices and cook an additional minute.

3) Pour the can of tomatoes and juice into the pan and break down the tomatoes using a large spoon. Season with salt and pepper and bring the sauce to a simmer.

4) Use your large spoon to make small wells in the sauce and crack the eggs into each well.

5) Cover the pan and cook for 5-8 minutes, or until the eggs are done to your liking.

6) Garnish with chopped cilantro and parsley. Top with crumbled feta. Serve with flatbread (traditionally pita, though I often use naan).

You are the king of pictures.

The only problem with duck eggs is that some people who are not allergic to chicken eggs are allergic to duck eggs. I like them, but my hot lady friend gets dreadfully sick if she even ingests a tiny bit. So no duck eggs in our house.

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Originally posted by jljones:
You are the king of pictures.

I'm a visual person. I like it when folks include pictures to illustrate their posts, and try to lead by example.

It bleeds over into my training/teaching. I use lots of pictures and videos in my presentations. Nothing worse than a 4/8/16+ hour class that's just an endless wall of PowerPoint text or straight lecturing...

We used to eat my pet duck’s eggs back in the day. They ate dog food and whatever else the found in my backyard, but they tasted great.

Back then, I couldn’t tell the difference in taste compared to chicken eggs, so there is no issue for me. I would only seek them out now if it was discovered they were healthier than chicken eggs.

I like to use duck eggs for baking. Great for cakes and cookies. I just have to remember to NOT eat the raw cookie dough made with duck eggs. I puked my guts out that night.

I love them, there's a guy near me who delivers them on Saturdays for $10 a dozen. The only thing I don't like is having to.wash them before cracking them, also they are a pain to crack.

Friends live near a lake and have several ducks and now get a good number of duck eggs .... a year ago she messed up a recipe using duck eggs and could not figure out why...

I ended up using basic physics to determine the difference in the volume between a chicken egg and a duck egg.. measuring cup half full of water... and determine how much water each displaced.

I've had them, and enjoy them. They "disagree" with my partner, however. She had them and suffered stomach cramps for most of the day. I understand this is not uncommon with duck eggs. Some people are fine with them, but some are not.

I have to travel 45 mins to the nearest farm that sells duck eggs. I love them, worth the road trip. The distance keeps me from getting them too often.


While at the farm, I also stock up on their range free eggs.

I keep my used paper egg cartons for them to reuse. The farm people appreciate the gesture.

When I was a wee lad, my brother and I raised Mallards and geese. We had plenty of eggs that my mom was happy about. They do take more force to crack them, but are worth it.

Fertilized Duck Eggs are the best.

But, I have to say, if chicken eggs have cholesterol, duck eggs are uber cholesterol.

Asian store here sells them. Dam good.

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Originally posted by Rey HRH:
But, I have to say, if chicken eggs have cholesterol, duck eggs are uber cholesterol.

True.

Duck eggs have 619 mg of cholesterol, compared to the 186 mg in a chicken egg. Over 3x higher, due to the larger size and larger ratio of yolk to white.

And Goose eggs have 1,227 mg of cholesterol, or over 6.5x that of a chicken egg, for the same reasons.

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Originally posted by Stlhead:
The only problem with duck eggs is that some people who are not allergic to chicken eggs are allergic to duck eggs. I like them, but my hot lady friend gets dreadfully sick if she even ingests a tiny bit. So no duck eggs in our house.

I have the same problem. We had ducks for 10 years. The first year I was fine eating them. All of a sudden I got really sick for a couple of days after eating them. At first I didn't put it together why I got sick, then one Sunday while eating a duck eggs I immediately got a raspy voice, vomiting, and the runs. Someone said the protein is different than that of a chicken egg but I don't know that as fact.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024687/

Word.

I’d say there is way more to worry about than eating eggs.