Yesterday was a holiday in Japan. So, I thought I would take advantage of the time and go for a day trip outside of Tokyo. I decided to go to Hakone and find the "black eggs". My brother, who lived in Japan, had told me about them.
The "black eggs" are a famous food that you can only get at Owakudani mountain in Hakone. After a 90 minute train ride, a cable car, and then a gondola, I finally arrived at Owakudani.
Owakudani is a crater left over from a volcanic eruption centuries ago. The side of the mountain has hot spring pools and lots of steaming vents.
If you enjoy the smell of sulfer, this is the place for you.
"Black Eggs" are the main attraction. When a normal egg is boiled in the hot springs, they turn completely black. Legend has it that if you eat one of these black eggs, you will add 7 years to your life. Here are the ones I bought.
I wanted the extra years, but I wasn't sure what I'd find when I peeled the egg. Luckily, it was just a boiled egg. I ate two and am looking forward to an additional 14 years.
After my experiment with the black eggs, I tried to take a picture of Mt. Fuji.
In the middle of the clouds, the faint triangle is the top of Mt. Fuji.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Kurotamago (Black Eggs)
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Your picture of Fuji is kind of the negative-reverse image of your picture of the half-peeled egg.
I was horrified until I saw the inside of it. Can I reproduce this by adding chemical sulfur to a cooking pot (outdoors, I guess), or is there something additionally unique about the water at Owakudani? Wow.
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