Dictionary

salted egg en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɒltɪd ɛɡ/
• /ˈsɔl-/
• [ˈsɔ˧.təd˦ ˈʔeɡ̚˦] (Singapore)
• sôlʹ-
• sŏlʹ-tĭd ĕg
• /ˈsɔltəd ˈeɡ/ (Singapore)

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 鹹蛋／咸蛋 (xiándàn), from salted + egg.

Meanings

1. A Chinese preserved food consisting of a duck egg that has been soaked in brine or packed in damp, salted charcoal.
   • Father Semedo and Brother Sebastian, on account of their illness, and by extraordinary favour, were allowed half a hard salted egg each, instead of the herbs. 1857, Evariste Régis Huc, Christianity in China, Tartary and Thibet: From the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope to the establishment of the Mantchoo-Tartar dynasty in China, page 243:
   • Bring to boil and add marinated pork and salted egg. 2009, Teresa M., A Tradition of Soup: Flavors from China's Pearl River Delta, page 136:
   • Using your hands, mix the pork, salted egg white, raw egg, tamari or soy, honey, salt, pepper and cream. 2015, Jennifer Megyesi, The Joy of Keeping Chickens: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Poultry for Fun or Profit, page 170:
   • The Chinese first developed this way of treating the egg as a preservation measure, but you’ll find salted eggs all over Southeast Asia – in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and elsewhere. 2011, Anita Lo, Charlotte Druckman, Cooking without Borders [unpaginated]:

Forms

Synonyms

salted duck egg

Translations (12)

ms telur masin (Chinese preserved food) · id telur asin (Chinese preserved food) · cmn 鹹鴨蛋 /咸鸭蛋 (Chinese preserved food) · cmn 鹹蛋 /咸蛋 (Chinese preserved food) · vi trứng vịt muối (Chinese preserved food) · fi suolattu muna (Chinese preserved food) · my ဆားကြက်ဥ (Chinese preserved food) · vi hột vịt muối (Chinese preserved food) · tl itlog na pula (Chinese preserved food) · th ไข่เค็ม (Chinese preserved food) · tl itlog-na-maalat (Chinese preserved food) · my ဆားဘဲဥ (Chinese preserved food)