What should you pay attention to when buying quail eggs? How to choose fresh quail eggs

High-quality quail eggs are bright in color, with hard shells that are not easy to break. When you shake them next to your ears, there is no sound. When you open them, the yolk is dark yellow and the egg white is transparent and sticky. Today we will introduce to you in detail several points to pay attention to when buying quail eggs, so that you can be happy and healthy on the road of choosing quail eggs.

Contents of this article

1. Pay attention to a few points when buying quail eggs

2. How to choose fresh quail eggs

3. Should I use cold or hot water to boil quail eggs?

Things to note when buying quail eggs

1. From the appearance, normal quail eggs are approximately round and very small, usually weighing only about 5 grams, with brown spots on the surface.

2. The eggshell is bright in color. If you look closely, you will see tiny pores. Otherwise, it is a stale egg.

3. Shake the egg gently with your hand. If there is no sound, it is a fresh egg. If there is a sound of water, it is a stale egg.

4. The last method is more troublesome. Put the quail eggs in cold water. The fresh eggs will sink, and the stale eggs will float.

In addition, we want to tell you that the freshness of quail eggs has nothing to do with the pattern on the eggshell. The pattern on the eggshell is affected by congenital conditions and the egg-laying environment.

How to choose fresh quail eggs

Generally, the shell of quail eggs is off-white, covered with reddish-brown and purple-brown spots. Some people say that you should choose eggs with more spots, but that doesn't make sense. High-quality quail eggs are bright in color, with hard shells that are not easy to break. When you shake them next to your ears, there is no sound. When you open them, the yolk is dark yellow, and the egg white is transparent and sticky. There is another small standard for purchasing quail eggs, which is to see whether the shell is hard. Generally speaking, if the shell of a quail egg becomes a little soft, it is probably not fresh.

Boil quail eggs in cold or hot water

It is recommended to boil quail eggs in cold water.

If you boil quail eggs directly in boiling water, it will not only fail to shorten the cooking time of the eggs, but also easily cause the shell of the eggs to burst, making the eggs incomplete. Moreover, boiling the eggs for a long time may damage the nutrients in the eggs, thereby reducing the nutritional value of the eggs. Therefore, it is not recommended to boil quail eggs in boiling water.