Dining on an emu egg

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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.
 

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About two-thirds down the linked page are photos of a 15th C. reliquary and a 16th C. cup or 'pokal. Both made in Nuremberg unless I miss my guess.

http://gallery.sjsu.edu/encounters/polynesia/polyn-Thumb.00003.html

The German National Museum in Nuremberg also has a couple of Ostrich Egg pokals as well.