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Egg Custards Tartlets

Egg Custards Tartlets by ulterior epicure.
Egg Custard Tartlets 

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reggie_l  Pro User  says:

they are so orange? In hong kong they are yellow ?
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ulterior epicure  Pro User  says:

@ reggie_I: Agreed, these were curiously orange. Usually, they're butter-yellow. I'm not sure why these were so dark.
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Sifu Renka  Pro User  says:

I was just about to say the same. That's like tang stained. Did you eat it? When it fluoresces like this, I would refrain from even ordering it.
Posted 9 days ago. ( permalink )

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ulterior epicure  Pro User  says:

@ Sifu: What made me less sketpical was the inside of the custard: it was just as vibrant orange as the surface. This suggested to me that the used very high-quality eggs. If were just the top, then I'd suspect that the custard had sat out too long and oxidized or gone stale. Nope, these were quite good.
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Sifu Renka  Pro User  says:

True enough, and I've come across ones made with really golden yolks as well, but the custard isn't this dark... I suspect some use of custard powder (i.e. from China) but I could be wrong.

See the diff? vs. www.flickr.com/photos/sifu_renka/3863438977/
and ones made with Omega 3 eggs:
www.flickr.com/photos/sifu_renka/3070794007/
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ulterior epicure  Pro User  says:

@ Sifu: The dan ta with the Omega 3 eggs is much lighter in colour than the first.
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Sifu Renka  Pro User  says:

;) and none of them were like a pumpkin. I should also clarify that neither were saccharine - don't know if that has anything to do with a lack of "enhancers" (unfortunately, you know too many Chinese restaurants rely on those), but just my two cents.

I think you should come up to Toronto sometime and prove me right/wrong regarding this whole egg custard tart issue. :P (and you can pick up all the salted fish you want!) We also have lau saa baos... these ones will stay liquid even if you decide to eat them in a taste comparison hours later (thanks to the magic of sugar and lard).
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