Salted duck eggs are a classic Chinese side dish, and a traditional way to preserve fresh eggs. They’re made by curing eggs in salt for about a month.

We went to a salted duck egg factory in Jiangsu Province, where there’s a town famous for them, to learn how they’re made.

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