courtesy of Daniel Paduano
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Daniel Paduano s Pekin ducks search the grass for slugs, snails and insects, which make up a big part of their diet. courtesy of Daniel Paduano
When we did our egg taste test back in April, comparing chicken, quail, duck and goose, I confessed to how partial I ve become to duck eggs. Ever since I tasted them at Abounding Harvest Mountain Farm in Los Gatos, Calif., in March, I ve been extolling their custardy texture and flavor to anyone who will listen.
I ve also discovered that while the duck egg remains underappreciated and marginal in U.S. egg production, there s a growing community of people who say they prefer ducks and their eggs over the ubiquitous chicken.