Tokneneng
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Tokneneng (or tukneneng) is a tempura-like Filipino street food made by deep-frying hard-boiled chicken or duck eggs covered in orange batter.
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Tokneneng (or tukneneng) is a tempura-like Filipino street food made by deep-frying hard-boiled chicken or duck eggs covered in orange batter.
A popular variation of tokneneng is kwek kwek. Kwek-kwek is traditionally made with quail eggs, which are smaller, with batter made by mixing annatto powder or annatto seeds that have been soaked in water. Kwek-kwek and tokeneneng are often falsely used interchangeably. To cook kwek-kwek, the cooking oil needs to be at least 160°F (71°C).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tokneneng” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.