Eating in China
Three fresh white goose eggs in a plain ceramic dish.

Goose eggs

Chinese name
鹅蛋
Mandarin pinyin
é dàn

Fresh eggs from domestic geese, with a large yolk and rich egg flavor.

Type
Eggs

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Large oval eggs with a thick white shell, generally larger than chicken eggs; size varies.

In the kitchen

Cooked in the shell for Daqing pit-roasted goose eggs; also used in omelets, pasta and baked foods.

Fresh goose eggs are distinct from salt-cured goose eggs, duck eggs and chicken eggs. Contains egg; not vegan.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有鹅蛋吗?

Does this dish contain Goose eggs?

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