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Virgin boy egg

Okay kiddo, so there's a really unusual food in China called "virgin boy egg". It's made by boiling eggs in urine - pee!

Here's how it works: people collect the pee from little boys, then boil the eggs in it. Some people say that the urine has to come from only super healthy young boys, and that the eggs turn a special color of brown.

This dish might sound disgusting and strange to you, but some people in China really love it and think it's very tasty. They say it's healthy because it's high in protein and good for your body.

But to be clear, eggs boiled in urine are not a regular, healthy food that you should normally eat. It's more of a very rare and unusual thing that some adults in China like to try.
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