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The century egg is an egg fermented for decades.

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The century egg, a Chinese delicacy, is preserved for weeks or months in a mixture of clay, ash, salt and lime. The white turns dark and gelatinous, and the yolk dark green. It is not fermented for decades.

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

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