Welp, thanks, thaaat is disgusting
Traditional? 🤮
That word lets me hope it was dropped a long time ago.
Seems from the present tense use of the wiki article all hope is lost…
My sister lives in China atm. Internet access a contentious issue - dogs and cats in cages in the Saturday market for butchery sale. Not a criticism - just a very different culture to the West.
Probably still safer than gutter oil…
This is super weird.
Boy egg vendors go to elementary schools in the city where they collect urine from young boys, preferably under the age of ten. The children, having been raised in the city and its culture, are used to the practice. As young boys would in schools from many other cultures, they excuse themselves from class when they feel the urge to urinate. However, instead of going to the restroom, they relieve themselves in the basin that the vendors place in the hallways. Some vendors go as far as to wait with containers in parks or public restrooms for a parent who is willing to let their child offer urine.
If anyone stood around a park asking for my kids urine I would call the police and/or punch them in the face. This is why I’m wary of “tradition” because it’s oftentimes just something we do because we’ve always done it despite there being no good reason.
Virgin boy eggs are similar to century eggs in their curing process and historical roots, although century eggs have become much more popularly widespread and do not use urine.
No need to elaborate on that. “Would you like this egg or the one that’s been soaked in piss for a day?”
