In China, A Delicacy Is Eggs Soaked In Young Boys' Piss

Posted • January 19, 2025: Dongyang, China — Officials in China have listed a local food delicacy of eggs soaked in boys' urine as part of the region's intangible cultural heritage. Every spring, street vendors in the city of Dongyang sell 'virgin boy eggs' as a unique snack. There is no good explanation for why it has to be boys' urine, just that it has been so for centuries. The scent of these eggs being cooked in pots of urine is unmistakable as people pass the many street vendors in Dongyang who sell it, claiming it has remarkable health properties. "If you eat this, you will not get heat stroke. These eggs cooked in urine are fragrant," said Ge Yaohua, 51, who owns one of the more popular "virgin boy eggs" stalls. "They are good for your health. Our family has them for every meal. In Dongyang, every family likes eating them." It takes nearly an entire day to make these unique eggs, starting off by soaking and then boiling raw eggs in a pot of urine. After that, the shells of the hard-boiled eggs are cracked and they continue to simmer in urine for hours.