tea eggs chinese
Tea egg. This article is about the Chinese egg-based food. For the device in which loose tea leaves are placed for steeping, see Tea infuser. Tea egg is a typical Chinese savory food commonly sold as a snack, in which a boiled egg is cracked and then boiled again in tea, sauce and/or spices. It is also known as marble egg because cracks in the egg shell create darkened lines with marble-like patterns.