Salted Duck Eggs

One of my sister that visited me this Christmas brought me a lot of salted eggs that we called "Itlog na maalat", because they live in Pateros , a place known for Salted egg and Balut eggs production. (I'll post about Balut eggs later, let me post about Salted eggs first.)




Sliced or chopped salted red eggs with chopped tomatoes and steaming hot rice have been a favorite breakfast since early times and also a side dish for a meal. My youngest like it so much too. If you could remember my Mycah's bento, I prepared sometimes a salted egg for her.

http://mychikara.blogspot.com/search/label/my%20Mycah%27s%20bento
(see the 5th and 2nd to the last photo)

The preparation of this Duck eggs are immersed in super-saturated solution of salt for 2 weeks at least. After two weeks or more, the eggs are taken from the salt solution and boiled. The eggs are then colored red.

See this link for more info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salted_duck_egg

Family Reunion

I just want to share some of our photos last Christmas. My kids and my brother and sisters that visited me, but I forgot to took pictures to others, you know so busy that time( so regrettable).

With my Stephannie

My Mycah

My Denmark, I just woke him up to take a meal.

My sister with her huge hubby and four kids.

My 7th brother with his wife and kids too.

My 2nd sister with kids, traveled 7 hours just to see us but
hubby was not with them, his on duty.

I have a large family, 8 brothers and 3 sisters , we're 12 in all and only my youngest brother that is not married yet.

It's so nice to see my brothers and sisters during holidays with their family though it's so crowded, noisy and busy. But even if it's so tiring we're all happy together . Almost every year there's an additional kid or kids.

My youngest sister who's in Japan, didn't make it to come home, 'coz she just delivered her 4th baby last week, same as last year she delivered her 3rd baby. And my 3 brothers too, they said they were on location shooting far away that they can't go home and back to work right away. I've said before my Eldest haft brother was in film production. He's an assistant art director and my other 2 brother now are with him.