Practical ingredient guide
Quail eggs
Small speckled eggs with proportionally large yolks, often served hard-boiled in salads and appetisers.
Eggs
All year round
Home-style
What it offers and why to use it
Small speckled eggs with proportionally large yolks, often served hard-boiled in salads and appetisers. Cook until whites and yolks are set, cool and peel carefully. Weigh without the shells.
Flavour profile
Similar to hen’s egg, with a rich, creamy yolk.
From shopping to cooking
Choose
Buy eggs with intact shells, a clear date and storage instructions.
Store
Refrigerate according to the pack, separate from ready-to-eat food.
Prepare
Cook until whites and yolks are set, cool and peel carefully. Weigh without the shells.
How to make the most of it
Good pairings
Avocado, lettuce, tomato and cheese.
How to substitute it
Hen’s egg by edible weight, adjusting size and cooking.
From ingredient to plate
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Recipes with quail eggs
Avocado, cheese and quail egg salad
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