Quail eggs are about a fifth of the size of chicken eggs with brown speckles dotting the shell. Approximately five quail eggs (weighing in at 9g each) equate to a chicken egg, which weighs 50g.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Claudia Alarcón covers food, drinks and travel in places near and far. Quail eggs have long been perceived as a high-end delicacy, ...

Kenny Coogan: What is [a quail’s] egg production look like? Eric Stromberg: A coturnix quail lays around 300 eggs per year give or take, that’s gonna be dependent on a lot of different variables, just ...

The quail parfait glistens on my plate, smeared across a disc of fried heirloom masa. At first glance, it looks like the kind of fine-dining fare you’ll find at many high-end restaurants: a rich, rosy ...

Poultry farming isn’t for everyone, but Oliver Books hasn’t quailed from the endeavor despite living in a city. Over the past five months, Books has raised about 70 Coturnix quail. The petite fowl, ...

OPB’s “Superabundant” explores the stories behind the foods of the Pacific Northwest with videos, articles and this weekly newsletter. To keep you sated between episodes, Heather Arndt Anderson, a ...