Dining on an emu egg

At the Mountain View farmer's market on Sunday, my favorite steak vendor had a box of emu eggs. With a little encouragement from my practically perfect apprentice, I bought one. The shells are very pretty.

Tonight, practically perfect apprentice drilled holes both ends and blew it out. Our egg had 21 ounces (2.5 cups) of meat in it. Too much for my souffle pan, so we made an enormous quiche for dinner. It was good, but not noticeably different from chicken eggs. I'm hoping someone will want the shell for an art project, it would make a really cool salt cellar.