We went to the central market and decided that we would buy an Ostrich egg to try it. We went to an egg market stall called “Huevos Yolanda” that sold ostrich eggs. We asked for an egg and she explained that they are ordered and she would call when it arrived.  We ordered one which took three weeks before we received it. We picked it up at the market and was surprised at the size and weight of the ostrich egg.

We walked home carrying the egg like a football, being careful not to drop it.

The egg was bigger than we expected and weighed 2.6 kilograms. Apparently, one ostrich egg is equal to approximately 2 dozen chicken eggs.

We invited some of our friends over to enjoy an ostrich egg brunch. The brunch began with Champaign and orange juice and the breaking of the ostrich egg. I gathered up my hammer and a screwdriver to gently crack the egg. Everyone gathered around the table for the event. It was quite the adventure cracking the egg.

We put the egg into a medium-size stainless steel bowl.

We whisked the egg in the bowl and then cooked scrambled egg.

Cooking up the egg required two large frying pans.

After cooking the ostrich egg everyone enjoyed brunch. The egg was similar to a chicken egg but was a bit creamier in texture and taste. The one egg was big enough to provide enough scrambled egg for eight people.

Although the experience was very enjoyable and fun, I am not sure I would buy an Ostrich egg every week. The cost of one Ostrich egg is  33 euros or $46.5 Canadian dollars.

“Adios y que tenga un grand dia”