Eggs boiled in boys' urine - an unusual Chinese delicacy (5 photos)

Everyone's attitude towards national cuisine is different. Let's agree that many dishes in any case remain for everyone. Some people love jellied meat, others hate borscht or dumplings. But still, Slavic cuisine is quite simple and it would be hard to call it exotic.





But Chinese cuisine sometimes raises questions, to put it mildly. For example, one of the most interesting dishes is Tongzidan - eggs boiled in a special way: in the urine of young boys. Despite this unusual method of preparation, the dish is incredibly popular in China and is eaten by many.

The biggest question is, of course, related to the method of extracting this very urine. The answer here is simple: in primary schools, special buckets are installed in toilets, which are used by young boys. Absolutely all schools participate in this “gathering”.



Only male children under 10 years old can participate in such an interesting process. The age limit is not explained anywhere, it is simply perceived as a fact. Well, it is also forbidden for those young people who are sick or have recently been sick to go to the toilet in buckets. Apparently, out of harm's way.



Eggs boiled in urine turn out unusual: with a very bright, specific aroma. But many families believe that they have almost healing properties and can cure many diseases. Well, by the way, many people also like the taste.



Such eggs are not very expensive, a little more than twice as expensive as ordinary raw eggs. The tradition of boiling them in urine has been around for many hundreds of years; many doctors treat it differently, but in any case, there are many lovers of such an unusual dish.