Vegan.com linked to this photo-demonstration of how to make raw vegan quail eggs for Easter. Raw food often requires an insane amount of preparation, particularly when it’s mimicking enzyme-ravaged non-vegan food (you think you open a young coconut and there are a bunch of raw vegan empanadas inside?); apparently, raw vegan quail eggs are no exception.

In the spirit of Easter and the resurrection of my old beliefs, I have to admit that these look like they might almost have been worth the effort. If I bought a dozen eggs, thinking they were 12 cholesterol-packed excretions from de-beaked hens living in battery cages, and then I got home and they turned out to be these raw vegan quail eggs, I wouldn’t be entirely disappointed. Seriously.

Next year I hope they get even more ambitious and try a raw vegan version of balut. (But if they want to have that done on time, they better start working on them today.)