It is "perfect for a very large family" - an ostrich egg 24 times the size of a normal hen's. Waitrose, the supermarket chain, has just started selling the eggs which can weigh in at almost 4.4lb (2kg).

Diners are advised that a simple tap of a spoon is unlikely to break the shell - a roasting spike or a domestic drill is more suitable.

And those hoping to "go to work on ostrich egg" might think twice and save that particular treat for the weekend, as they can take an hour to boil

Waitrose has introduced the eggs, which cost £15.99, at 19 stores and hopes to attract cooks looking to experiment.

The eggs, from specialist egg supplier Clarence Court, come from free-range birds on a Lincolnshire farm which only lay once every three days or so.

Recipe suggestions include sliced ostrich egg with a sauce of pine nuts and tarragon and - for the brave - Ostrich Scotch Egg.
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I think that's one huge egg.

How doeas it taste? Anybody here eat an Ostrich egg before? Taste the same?

Man, I want to try that at least once

I hear it taste's just like a regular egg, except you need a swat uniform, goggles, and a drill with a 12 inch bit to get through it..