Heritage: urine-boiled eggs
童子尿煮蛋成文化遺產

In Dongyang, Zhejiang, people like to boil duck eggs in the urine of little boys. The booths selling such eggs are available everywhere in local streets in spring, giving the air a "special" smell - named "the taste of spring" by locals. It's said that those who eat such eggs "won't doze off in spring or get sunstroke in summer". The urine-boiled eggs have already been listed as part of the cultural heritage of the city, the Taiwan United Daily News reported. (See photo)

據臺灣《聯合報》報道，浙江省東陽市盛產"童子蛋"，每到春季，滿街可見用童子尿煮鴨蛋的攤子，全城飄蕩怪味，當地人稱為"春天的味道"。當地人宣稱，吃了童子蛋，"春天不會犯困、夏天不會中暑"。據悉，"童子蛋"已入選東陽市非物質文化遺產。(見圖)