Bersarapan Pagi Dengan Telur Gergasi

Anda perlu berbelanja lebih dan bersabar jika ingin bersarapan pagi dengan menu telur burung unta. Sebiji telur burung unta berharga 19 pound [RM120.00], anda juga juga perlu menanti selama 90 minit untuk menikmati hidangan telur rebus ini. 

Proses merebus memerlukan

masa 50 minit pertama dengan kepanasan api yang sederhana, kemudiann tingkatkan kepanasan untuk selama 40 minit berikutnya.

Walaupun harganya agak mahal, saiz telur gergasi ini menyamai 24 biji telur ayam biasa dan boleh dimakan untuk 15 orang lelaki dewasa.

The super-sized eggs, one of which is equivalent to 24 hen's eggs, are going on sale at Waitrose from next week following a 573 per cent jump in sales between 2008 and 2009.

Waitrose said there was a growing appetite for its range of unusual eggs, including duck, quail and pheasant and goose - sales of which soared by 101 per cent last year.

The eggs are laid by South African Black Ostriches and come from the Clarence Court farms in Cornwall.

Eggs are laid four to five hours before dusk to protect them from the heat of the sun, replicating behaviour in the wild.

Soft boiling one of the eggs takes approximately 50 minutes, while they need to be cooked for 90 minutes to get a hard-boiled consistency.

Diners are advised that a simple tap of a spoon is unlikely to break the shell - a roasting spike or a domestic drill is more suitable.

Waitrose egg buyer, Frances Westerman, said: 'Britons have proved they are game enough to try something other than the humble hen egg. 

'Customers have been seeking out something a bit different and the Ostrich egg is a real trump card when it comes to cooking over the long weekend.

'What better way to surprise guests this Easter Sunday than boiling one egg for all your guests’ breakfasts?'

High-profile restaurants includiing Scott's, Maze and Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley have all offered unusual eggs on their menus.

[sumber: dailymailonline]