E-gg-xperience

Comprei um ovo. Não, não é de Páscoa, não é de chocolate nem de galinha, codorna ou avestruz. Ele é um ovo de manjericão chamado [Eggling]. Eu sou uma pessoa que se encanta pelas futilidades de/para casa e achei hoje no MoMA (dia de 20% de desconto para membros) um ovo de manjericão. A idéia é parecida com as experiências de feijão do algodão e senhor-batata-cabelo-de-capim. Tomara que dê certo.


ué, a foto saiu espelhada... enfim, o que importa são os desenhos auto-explicativos.

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Eggling, from its website:

The precious, little eggling looks and feels like an extra large egg, but crack its top and discover a garden ready to grow! Cultivation is easy — seeds are already sown into eggling’s fortified peat mixture, just crack it’s top (by tapping on it with a spoon), water and place in bright spot. Plants grow for up to five months in the eggling, after which it can be planted directly in soil.


Extremely popular in Japan where it is hand made of white porous ceramic, the eggling (54mm x 47.5mm) comes with a terra cotta tray and an extra seed pack to insure success. Ten egglings are available: three herbs (basil, mint and thyme), three flowers (chrysanthemum, phlox, petunia), and four special edition varieties (lavender, cactus, red pepper, and wild strawberry). In its handsome gift box, the eggling makes a clever and delightful gift for the chef, gardener or anyone who loves the cute and curious.