皮蛋ぴーたん

noun

century egg; preserved egg

A Chinese delicacy made by preserving duck, chicken, or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime, and rice hulls for several weeks to months.

from Chinese pídàn

• 中ちゅう華か街がいで皮蛋ぴーたんを買かってきた。

  I bought some century eggs in Chinatown.

• ピータンはお粥かゆに入いれると美味おいしい。

  Century eggs are delicious when added to rice porridge.