China's Urine-Boiled Eggs Are a Cultural Delicacy I Will Not Try [Food]
Andrew Tarantola
If there's one thing the city of Dongyang is famous for, it's the town's local delicacy—Virgin Boy Eggs. No, they aren't the the testicles of children as one might guess, just regular chicken eggs...that have been boiled and steeped in the urine of elementary school students. More »


source: gizmodo.com
30 Mar 2012
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