Look closely if you dare. Those are no ordinary eggs --unless you expect beaks with yours.

This seems a bit similar to the Filipino food "Balut", a mainstay of eating challenges on US-oriented reality tv competitions. Often the competitors gag and bow out. I've always figured I'd pass such a challenge without issue, as the dish in question probably tastes fine. But when faced with Balut's Chinese cousin, I skipped the opportunity.

I showed the photo to a shanghainese friend, age said the dish is called xidan and is very good for health problems. I asked if it works, and she said,"of course."

So there you have it. Xidan. Yum.