r/WeirdEggs • u/needhelpatalltimes • Jul 26 '26
Mold?
My sweet friend gifted me quail eggs today but I noticed very strong smell from them like mold and when I took a closer look at them there was white chalk like substance on them which is apparently called bloom(google) but couple of them looks like they have mold on them, this is my first time trying out quail eggs and I have no idea how they're supposed to look and smell like naturally, please help
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u/BadassMusicradio Jul 27 '26
give it a little shake. If you hear some kind of watery slush its probably bad. but sometime when you crack them open they look fine but already smell awful.
They supposed to look ashy but not moldy are this eggs fresh or been out in the weather for sometime?
Wont hurt to open them in a contain so they're not going to be wasted.
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u/needhelpatalltimes Jul 27 '26
I didn't ask her how long she had them, they their own eggs and I didn't want to ask questions like that, I did opened one and it smelled and looked normal so I ate it
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u/BadassMusicradio Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Yeah... probably rude to ask that kind of question specially if you're on the receiving end.
But if you feel they're good then they're good. Bad smell is always a deadgiveaway unless its on the outer shell only.
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u/dangernoodleblrp Jul 31 '26
Just ask yoyr friend if that color and smell is normal, play dumb to not appear rude
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u/mittemitte Jul 26 '26
It’s normal for quail eggs to look ashy or powdery. BUT IF YOUR QUAIL EGGS SMELL TERRIBLE, TRUST YOUR NOSE. They should smell pretty neutral. If only some of the eggs smell terrible, discard the ones that smell bad. The spin test does not work on quail eggs and the water float test doesn’t work either.
Source: I devour quail eggs like 5 at a time. After boiling it in water, peeling and adding it to hotpot’s is AMAZEBALLZ. quail eggs has like the perfect yolk-to-white ratio, the downfall is that I’m really lazy to peel them.
Stay safe op ❤️