Ostrich Egg

I had seen ostrich eggs from books and TV but had never seen and felt a real one before until recently, at age 43!  When the girls' grand aunt showed me an ostrich egg that she bought recently from an ostrich farm, I was awestruck.  The ostrich egg looks like a ball and the shell is very hard and plasticky, as if it had been coated with a layer of paint or shellac...





The seller drilled a hole on the tip of the egg and sealed it with masking tape, so that pouring out the egg for cooking is made easier.

It would require about 60 - 90 minutes in order to hard-boil one of these monstrous eggs, which weighs about 3 pounds (1.4kg) each.  At 2,000 plus calories per egg, it takes about 15 peckish adults to finish 1 ostrich egg.  And you'll probably need a chisel or electric drill to break the shell too as it is very hard!






Ostrich eggs are proved to be a healthier alternative to chicken eggs. When cooked, these eggs are fluffy in texture and mildly sweet in flavour.  Besides their common use in decorations and other artistic creativities, they make for some excellent baking items like pastries and egg dishes.

Health benefits of ostrich eggs:

1) Ostrich eggs are much lower in cholesterol than chicken eggs, and a little lower in saturated fat, making them a healthier choice

2) Ostrich eggs serve to be a much better heart protector with raised amount of omega-3-fats.

3) These eggs are rich in magnesium and iron.

4) Despite being the largest edible egg (one ostrich egg is equivalent to approximately 24 chicken eggs!), you get only 1/6th the times of calories than chicken eggs.

5) The best part is that you get enough fiber as an added bonus.

Can You Guess What This Is?

Some of you have probably seen and used this modern gadget but this jakun me saw it for the first time at a 5-star hotel the other day.  My girls and their outmoded mommy had a good laugh when the gadget finally functioned and we were all wowed by it muahahaha!

Would you like to guess what this is?

Vitamins And Antioxidant Enriched Toilet Papers For Your Butt!

When I was shopping at Jaya Grocer at Jaya 33 last week, some 5-star quality looking toilet papers caught my eyes.

The Renova toilet papers series come in green -- my favorite green tea color  and another series have different cartoon sketches and algebra motifs printed on every piece of paper. Awesome!




And some of the Renova toilet papers are Vitamin C and E enriched with added antioxidant agents! Oh my, this toilet paper series are out of the world and perhaps fitting for a king and queen!



I was really tempted to get a pack of the Citrus Fresh Vitamins and Antioxidants enriched toilet papers out of curiosity, as the price for a pack is only RM8.90, which is pretty affordable.  But on second thoughts, I abandoned my idea. I was just wondering what I should do with the toilet papers. I don't need vitamins and antioxidant enriched papers to wipe my butt after my business as I rather wash it clean :D

But as I am typing this post, I am stirred by my intense curiosity again. The next time I shop at Jaya Grocer, I will definitely get a pack of the Renova Citrus Fresh toilet papers just for opening our eyes! And I ain't going to wipe my butt and my daughters' butt with it. It will be for the dining table to wipe our mouths lol!

Would you get them?