quail eggs

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Quail eggs or quails' eggs (British English) are a kind of eggs as food, eaten and considered a delicacy in many parts of the world, including Asia, Europe, and North America. In Japanese cuisine, they are sometimes used raw or cooked as tamago in sushi and often found in bento lunches.

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In some other countries, eggs of quail are considered less exotic. In Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, a single hard-boiled quail egg is a common topping on hot dogs and hamburgers, often fixed into place with a toothpick. In the Philippines, kwek-kwek is a popular street-food delicacy, which consists of soft-boiled quail eggs dipped in orange-colored batter before being skewered and deep-fried. In Indonesia, small packages of hard-boiled quail eggs are sold by street vendors as snacks, and skewered quail eggs are sold as satay to accompany main dishes such as soto and bubur ayam. In Vietnam, bags of boiled quail eggs are sold on street stalls as inexpensive beer snacks.{{cite web |url=http://www.backpackerben.co.uk/highlights/eat-cheap-top-7-street-foods-around-the-world |title=Eat Cheap, Top 7 Street Foods Around the World |date=August 2010 |publisher=Backpacker Ben (travel blog) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029174502/http://www.backpackerben.co.uk/highlights/eat-cheap-top-7-street-foods-around-the-world |archive-date=2015-10-29 }} In South Korea, large, inexpensive bags of boiled quail eggs are sold in grocery stores. In China (including Hong Kong) and Taiwan, they are often braised and served with rice and braised pork or siu mei.

File:Restaurant Noma Syltede og røgede vagtelæg (4959763438).jpg|Pickled and smoked quail eggs at Noma restaurant in Copenhagen

File:Raw quail egg over raw tuna.jpg|Raw quail egg yolk served over chunks of maguro (raw bluefin tuna) at a sushi restaurant in Naugatuck

File:Sate Telur Sate Ati Usus.jpg|Skewered quail eggs and chicken offal satays in Indonesia

File:05223jfPhilippine cuisine dishes Bulacafvf 10.jpg|Kwek kwek, deep-fried quail eggs in batter, a popular street food snack in the Philippines