Salt-Cured Egg Yolks and Protein Transformations
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Salt-cured egg yolks — buried in a mixture of salt and sugar for 2 weeks, then dried at low temperature — represent the application of osmotic preservation to an unusually rich protein substrate. The salt draws moisture from the yolk while the sugar moderates the harshness; the result is a firm, concentrated, deeply savoury dried yolk that grates like a hard cheese and delivers intense egg-fat-umami flavour in small quantities.
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