So, I made Turmeric + Chai tea eggs yesterday for a birthday party that I was attending that was “pot luck” style. I wanted to do a tea egg because it doesn’t require a lot of equipment or ingredients that I would have needed to go out to specifically purchase – which works well for me since I basically own nothing cooking or baking related at this point since moving…
But, they are a cool conversational piece as well and if done well have a striking appearance. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a turmeric style of tea egg, but I thought it just seemed like a really obvious addition to the recipe since turmeric has such a pigment colour that is KNOWN for staining/dying things. That’s exactly what you want in a tea egg, right!?
I talked more about the process of making these on instagram and I don’t really feel like retyping all of it here, so if you’re curious how much I used of which ingredients you should just check out my instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bra7Ua_l8wK/
You can marvel at how fucking BEAUTIFUL the eggs came out at the same time; because holy shit were they ever beautiful! Probably the most visually striking tea eggs that I have ever made – dark, defined marbling with a golden tinted hue from the turmeric.
They were also REALLY well received at the party too! My experience bringing tea eggs to parties has been really hit or miss, something people get weirded out by them or just view them as a fancier looking version of a boiled egg. However, I think with all the really involved and well made home cooked foods that were brought to this potluck (as well as all the people who work for a tea company) this was the perfect audience to really appreciate the culture/tradition surrounding tea eggs and to appreciate time it takes to make them as well. I made a dozen, which we cut in half to make them more shareable but also so people could sample them if they were skeptical/didn’t want to commit to a whole egg. By the end of the party, every single one had been eaten – and people were vocally upset we had run out of eggs.
I received more compliments on them and how beautiful they looked a delicious, savory and well seasoned they tasted at this one party than I have probably received as a WHOLE prior to now. Several people asked for the recipe. It was all very flattering!
So hooray for turmeric chai tea eggs!
Wow, how cool! And YES, beautiful!
I am salivating looking at your pictures. I think I need to try out making tea eggs… soon…