Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs 茶叶蛋.

One day, I was longing for Chinese tea leaf eggs and my mom wanted me to try out the Cosway Deli Chef Herbal Tea Egg Spices that she bought. As my mom is growing older, she tends to buy and use more of those instant seasonings for her cookings which I am against. I would rather put up the right concoctions by myself. Perhaps the only reason is to mask her deteriorating and aging taste buds.

The Chinese tea I used was 碧螺春, a form of green tea that I don't know its English name. It gave out a very inviting aroma. The longer eggs steeped in the solution, the darker colour they would be. Personally, I like them to be steeped overnight making them tastier.

Is it a myth or fact that males can't take overnight hard boiled eggs? To find out more...

Question: Can males take overnight eggs?

Northern Chinese: Yes, Chinese tea leaf eggs are everywhere. 君不见茶叶蛋通街卖!

Southern Chinese: No, it will cause enlarged prostate or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). 会得小肠气/阴囊肿大。

Scientifically, as long as the eggs are well cooked, they can be kept for 48 hours at low temperature (inside the fridge). It is not advisable to take overnight half-boiled eggs as they weren't cooked thoroughly, harmful bacteria might grow in them causing diarrhoea or stomach bloatedness.

In fact, Chinese tea leaf eggs had been cooked twice. Firstly, hard boiled the eggs. Secondly, cracked the eggs then steeped into the boiling solution. They were perfectly cooked.