salted egg

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: sŏlʹ-tĭd ĕg, sôlʹ-, IPA^(key): /ˈsɒltɪd ɛɡ/, /ˈsɔl-/
• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔltəd ˈeɡ/, [ˈsɔ˧.təd˦ ˈʔeɡ̚˦]

Noun

salted egg (plural salted eggs)

1. A Chinese preserved food consisting of a duck egg that has been soaked in brine or packed in damp, salted charcoal.
   • 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:

     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.

   • 2009, Teresa M., A Tradition of Soup: Flavors from China's Pearl River Delta, page 136:

     Bring to boil and add marinated pork and salted egg.

   • 2011, Anita Lo, Charlotte Druckman, Cooking without Borders [unpaginated]:

     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.

   • 2015, Jennifer Megyesi, The Joy of Keeping Chickens: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Poultry for Fun or Profit, page 170:

     Using your hands, mix the pork, salted egg white, raw egg, tamari or soy, honey, salt, pepper and cream.

Synonyms

• salted duck egg

Translations

Chinese preserved food

• Burmese: ဆားဘဲဥ (hca:bhai:u.), ဆားကြက်ဥ (hca:krak-u.)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鹹蛋／咸蛋 (zh) (xiándàn), 鹹鴨蛋／咸鸭蛋 (zh) (xiányādàn)

• Finnish: suolattu muna
• Indonesian: telur asin (id)
• Malay: telur masin (ms)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Tagalog: itlog-na-maalat, itlog na pula
• Thai: ไข่เค็ม
• Vietnamese: trứng vịt muối, hột vịt muối