At 24 times larger than a traditional egg you will need a large appetite (and an entire army of toasted soldiers) to finish it, but a UK supermarket thinks it onto a winner by selling ostrich eggs.

Waitrose say they have started selling the enormous £16 eggs after seeing increased demand for unusual eggs such as duck, pheasant and goose.

"The ostrich egg is a real show-stopper, in terms of looks and taste," said Waitrose egg buyer Frances Westerman.