Five members of a family were allegedly poisoned after eating salted eggs they bought from their neighbor in Pangasinan province.
“Unang Balita” reported on Wednesday that the alleged food poisoning occurred in Aguilar town.
The victims said they bought salted eggs from their neighbors and ate them the next day.
After eating the salted eggs, they allegedly experienced vomiting and diarrhea.
According to the report, the egg seller denied that the family was poisoned because of the salted eggs because they allegedly ate the leftovers, but they were not poisoned.
It was also learned that one of the alleged victims also ate a spoiled “tinola.”
The Provincial Health Office said that salmonella bacteria could have contaminated the salted eggs if it really caused the food poisoning.
A salted duck egg is a Chinese preserved food product made by soaking duck eggs in brine or packing each egg in damp, salted charcoal. In Asian supermarkets, these eggs are sometimes sold covered in a thick layer of salted charcoal paste.
In the Philippines, salted eggs are also known as ‘itlog na pula’ or red egg because it is usually dyed red to distinguished it from a regular egg.
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Salted Egg (Itlog na Pula) Recipe
Salting Egg in Brine
Ingredients: Eggs (chicken or duck), salt
Utensils: Wide-mouthed glass jar, Measuring cups, cheesecloth
- Boil 12 cups of water and 3 cups of salt. Cool.
- Carefully place 12 chicken or duck eggs in a wide-mouthed glass jar.
- Pour the salt solution in the jar. Weigh down eggs with plate or cup to keep them from floating or use a sealed plastic bag filled with the salt solution
- Cover mouth of the jar with perforated paper or cheesecloth. Keep in a cool, dry place.
- Try one egg after 12 days by cooking below the boiling point for 15 minutes. Soak again if eggs are not salty enough.
- Test for saltiness by cooking one egg after a few days until the desired level of saltiness is attained. Duck eggs may need to be soaked longer.
- Cook salt eggs below the boiling point for 15 minutes.
Recipe from: https://businessdiary.com.ph/