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Century Egg Salad (Pidan Salad)

March 27, 2019 6 Comments

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Chinese Century egg is also named as preserved egg, hundred-year egg, thousand-year egg which is commonly made from preserved duck eggs.

This is a dish I have struggled about whether introduce it or not because my husband hates the century eggs. But the fact is that he is quite sticky concerning about food for example he does not like bacon, sausage, pickled vegetables. Fresh meat and vegetable will be his first choice for ever. But there are a large group of century egg lovers.  My family members all love it very much. 

Century eggs salad |chinasichuanfood.comWhat’s Century Egg

Century egg or preserved egg are named as “皮蛋”or “coated eggs”.  Chinese century egg is encrusted with mud on shell with a transparent brown jelly. The coating mud actually contains soil, salt and a strongly alkaline material, which might be mood ash, lime, sodium carbonate, lye or other alkaline solution. It takes around several montes to mature, varying from one month to 3  months depending on the room temperature. 

Pine-blossom eggs (松花皮蛋) is the most popular type of preserved eggs in China. Looks at the textures carefully, you can see the “flowers” dotted on the egg. Those flowers actually is crystallization of amino acid salt. 

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Another type of pidian has a yellow running  yolk and a clear, yellow jelly. We call this yellow type “变蛋”. It has a very similar but lighter taste. So it should be a great choice for starters. 

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This is a super easy recipe for century egg lovers.  But if you have not tried yet, start with a much milder version with congee. 

Steps

Heat oil in a pan and add garlic and chopped green pepper, fry until soft and aromatic. 

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Pour the chili pepper over the eggs. 

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Add other seasonings including sesame oil, light soy sauce and salt.  For a even hotter version, drizzle some Chinese chili oil on top. 

Century eggs salad |chinasichuanfood.com

Century eggs salad |chinasichuanfood.com

Century eggs salad |chinasichuanfood.com
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Century Egg Salad (Pidan Salad)
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Chinese Century Egg Salad (Pidan Salad) with green peppers and red peppers.
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Sichuan cuisine
Keyword: Century Egg, pidan
Servings: 2
Calories: 289 kcal
Author: Elaine
Ingredients
  • 3 Century Eggs , peeled
  • 2 large green pepper , chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 1 tsp. salt , or more to taste
  • 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 2 tsp. sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
Instructions
  1. Peel the century eggs and then cut into wedges. Place them in serving plate. 

  2. Heat around 1 tablespoon of vegetable cooking oil in pan and fry chopped green peppers and garlic until soft and aromatic. 

  3. Transfer the fried chili peppers to serving plate. Add sesame oil, light soy sauce and salt. Mix before enjoying. 

Recipe Notes

It is just a habit to boil the century eggs, you can skip this step. They can be eaten directly as long as vinegar is added.

Nutrition Facts
Century Egg Salad (Pidan Salad)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 289 Calories from Fat 198
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 884mg 295%
Sodium 1565mg 65%
Potassium 413mg 12%
Total Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 3g
Protein 14g 28%
Vitamin A 45.6%
Vitamin C 113.3%
Calcium 7.3%
Iron 23.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Claire Anne Zapico says

    July 17, 2018 at 12:26 pm

    Hello my relatives in Luzhou Sichuan has been sending me these century eggs with yellow coloring hope you can share information on these eggs. I have pictures to show…

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      July 17, 2018 at 9:27 pm

      Hi Claire,
      Do you mean the type with golden yellow yolk and transparent egg white?

      Reply
  2. Rita Del Carmen says

    April 15, 2019 at 9:36 am

    Do you have a recipe on how to make century eggs? Thank you.

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      April 16, 2019 at 8:23 pm

      I have not make century eggs myself. Will seek a chance to get a detailed recipe from my grandma.

      Reply
  3. Andreas says

    October 19, 2019 at 5:48 am

    Hi Elaine,

    how is this served? As a side dish to a regular meal, or more like a snack kind of dish?

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      October 20, 2019 at 10:24 am

      As typical side dish or cold dish for a Chinese meal.

      Reply

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