You want to know why homemade food is worth your time and effort? Because it tastes so incredible, that's why! Since we have started making more and more things from scratch I have discovered that it's not really about money saving, but about super taste! Which is great if you love food and eating like we do. Very consistently homemade foods taste waaaay better than than the crappy commercial stuff you pay for.
We recently tried making our own Chinese Salted Egg and 'Wow!' were we happy with the results! The bright orange yolk was lusciously greedily oily while the egg whites were salty, yes, but also permeated with the scents of star anise, cinnamon and szechuan pepper used in the brine. Chinese Salted Egg is super easy to make, you just have to find a source for fresh duck eggs (chicken eggs can be substituted, I've heard), brine the eggs and then wait for 20-30 days. What?! So long you say! All good things come to those who wait...we promise!
