# Where do the quail eggs come from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Living in Taiwan\ **Created:** [October 3, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336 "2020-10-03T12:31:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/1 "2020-10-03T12:31:06Z")
Like the ones at the night market or in the food court or the packaged ones. ![20201003_202811](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/7/3/733cb18c441dc9b13345d4628f19c94182f27de7.jpeg) I’m guessing they come from [rooftop bird houses](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/pigeon-houses-are-better-than-the-real-houses/64359/7) ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/2 "2020-10-03T12:34:32Z")
Quails? ---
**Author:** ![Rocket](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/rocket/32/160144_2.png) [@Rocket](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Rocket)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/3 "2020-10-03T12:36:47Z")
> **[Cloaca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca)** > > In animal anatomy, a cloaca /kloʊˈeɪkə/ kloh-AY-kə (plural cloacae /kloʊˈeɪsi/ kloh-AY-see or /kloʊˈeɪki/ kloh-AY-kee) is the posterior orifice that serves as the only opening for the digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts (if present) of many vertebrate animals, opening at the vent. All amphibians, reptiles, birds, and a few mammals (monotremes, tenrecs, golden moles, and marsupial moles) have this orifice, from which they excrete both urine and feces; this is in contrast to most placental ... ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/4 "2020-10-03T12:38:07Z")
OK where’s the sarcastic filter person is supposed to be monitoring this kind of stuff I guess I did set myself up > [@Informative vs Satirical filter on replies](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/informative-vs-satirical-filter-on-replies/197327): > > Sometimes I’ll click on a thread about an informative topic, for example coronavirus and because of all the satirical replies, it often takes twice as long to read the actual informative ones. Obviously, satirical replies have a place on this forum but I wish a system could be implemented to filter out satirical replies, for when you are just looking for information, and not a laugh. I would do this by having a check box on all replies, so that certain privileged users can mark a reply as eithe… ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/5 "2020-10-03T12:41:55Z")
I do apologise tango42. It’s a fair question, and it’s got me thinking. Why can’t we shoot them? There must be a market for it. ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/6 "2020-10-03T12:45:46Z")
Actually all answer so far are valid and useful. No complaints ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/7 "2020-10-03T12:53:39Z")
> [@tango42](#): > > Actually all answer so far are valid and useful. No complaints I can’t find anything online. They must be farmed, I can see a potential market in shooting. ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/8 "2020-10-03T13:01:12Z")
Fucking quails. OK, OK, some come from here: https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=23.6042758,120.4002658&z=15&output=embed&dg=ntvb&q=%E9%99%BD%E5%85%89%E9%B5%AA%E9%B6%89%E7%89%A7%E5%A0%B4%EF%BC%88%E7%94%9F%E8%9B%8B%E3%80%81%E6%B0%B4%E7%85%AE%E8%9B%8B%E3%80%81%E7%9A%AE%E8%9B%8B%E3%80%81%E9%B9%B9%E8%9B%8B%EF%BC%89 ![image](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/e/9/e9b3cd9da17b4e4fc1d0be8d7321cb9cd4192884.jpeg) I feel sad now ---
**Author:** ![Belgian\_Pie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8dc957/32.png) [@Belgian\_Pie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Belgian_Pie)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/9 "2020-10-04T10:13:15Z")
They use the quails in cages to get the eggs, then after that they use the same birds to serve up at night markets. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Explant](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/explant/32/130551_2.png) [@Explant](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Explant)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/10 "2020-10-04T12:00:14Z")
Same as chickens. From the tears of children. Nothing in the nightmarket comes from a moral place. Want to dive deeper? ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/11 "2020-10-04T12:01:52Z")
> [@Explant](#): > > Same as chickens. From the tears of children. Nothing in the nightmarket comes from a moral place. Want to dive deeper? Ducks generally have a pretty good life. ---
**Author:** ![Explant](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/explant/32/130551_2.png) [@Explant](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Explant)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/12 "2020-10-04T12:02:40Z")
Better\* yes. Good, debatable. Dont let outdoor ponds fool you haha. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/13 "2020-10-04T12:03:51Z")
> [@Explant](#): > > Better\* yes. Good, debatable. Dont let outdoor ponds fool you haha. Fair enough. I don’t plan to ever go vegetarian so can’t really take the moral high ground on animal rights issues. ---
**Author:** ![Explant](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/explant/32/130551_2.png) [@Explant](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Explant)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/14 "2020-10-04T12:09:37Z")
Thats a good attitude though. No one like a hypocrite. As long as we are all honest, then things can can a better course. ---
**Author:** ![Safari](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Safari](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Safari)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/15 "2020-10-04T13:45:18Z")
Called Wild Forest Chicken in Taiwan? or is it partridge? Either way I love both to eat. iI also like pigeon meat and the ones in Taipei are more stupid than the dumb ass ones in UK, I was so tempted to catch some bare handed down at riverside cut out breasts take home to eat. ---
**Author:** ![tommy525](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tommy525/32/272487_2.png) [@tommy525](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tommy525)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/16 "2020-10-04T14:17:10Z")
From 99 ranch? ---
**Author:** ![Explant](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/explant/32/130551_2.png) [@Explant](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Explant)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/17 "2020-10-05T12:40:47Z")
> [@Safari](#): > > Called Wild Forest Chicken in Taiwan? or is it partridge? > Either way I love both to eat. iI also like pigeon meat and the ones in Taipei are more stupid than the dumb ass ones in UK, I was so tempted to catch some bare handed down at riverside cut out breasts take home to eat. After a while you might just find out exactly why pigeons in taiwan are so comfortable. Hint: be careful…especially if they wear jewelry! ---
**Author:** ![Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Taiwan_Luthiers)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/18 "2020-10-05T13:03:08Z")
Those eggs were cooked in a heavy soy sauce brine for quite some time. Could be chicken or quail eggs. I think they are called “iron eggs” because they were cooked and dried making them rather hard. ---
**Author:** ![Belgian\_Pie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8dc957/32.png) [@Belgian\_Pie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Belgian_Pie)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/19 "2020-10-08T07:50:00Z")
How would they do that with ostriches? ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336/20 "2020-10-09T12:45:37Z")
And here we have an automatic quail egg shell remover. Who’d a thunk it. Not quails. ![Screenshot_20201009-160314_TikTok](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/a/4/a427569b63c253cea748da8aea1d1c4ce40344b3.jpeg) [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-do-the-quail-eggs-come-from/197336.md?page=2)