Are there are ethnic food dishes/recipes that call for baby chickens (chicks)?

Question

My Middle School class was discussing eggs and the various types of egg dishes. One of the students asked if anybody "ever ate baby chicks." I truly do not know, nor could I find any information that would support an answer either way. A Chinese girl in our class THOUGHT that her grandmother had told her something like that. But that was as close as we got. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Aside from balut which is very common in the Philippines. A version of "kwek-kwek" (boiled eggs dipped in batter and fried) uses day-old chicken chicks. The chicks are dipped in batter and fried. Of course the chicks are killed first. It's eaten dipped in spicy vinegar and salt. i'll look for a pic or take a pic and send it to you if you like

Answer 2

Not in the U.S or in Canada, the chickens sold in markets are usually 3-4 months old, baby chicks do not have enough meat nor are they developed enough for food production, even in China they would not bother.

Quail are very small, but poussin, Rock Cornish Hens and the Silky Fowl (Blue Chickens) for Asian herbal remedys are smaller than regular chickens.

I was a chef for 20 year in Canada, travelled all over the world with various hotel chains, never once did I see a baby chick used or cooked, small song birds are used in Asia, not some thing I would discuss with young children, as my mother said monkey see, monkey do, I would not want any sparrows brought home for dinner??

Answer 3

My girlfriend is Vietnamese and she gets eggs with baby chicks inside that are developed almost enough to be hatched. She boils these and breaks open the eggs and eats them. They are dipped in fermented crab sauce. I will not eat this, although I do like most everything else she cooks. All of her friends and relatives that I know prepare the same dish. Couldn't tell you what it's called, though.

Answer 4

Yes, or at least close. It's called Balut, but normally duck eggs are used. A duck usually hatches at 21 days, but the fertilzed duck egg (balut) is cracked open and eaten at between 14 and 17 days. At that point the duckling is mostly developed.

Answer 5

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_12208,00.html

Although the definition of "baby chicken" usually means one around three pounds.

Answer 6

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