Balut- Feared to most foreigers

[Lin Ice]

I have seen them react and saw it on fear factor (I don't remember which episode was it). There are some foreigners are afraid of Balut. Balut is fertilized duck or chicken egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled. But to us Filipinos, we thought of it as a nice street food that is sold and eaten every evening. In my opinion, it is really tasty with a little salt compare to the live Monkey brains on the menu (Indonesia). There are also some Asian countries that sells Balut.

[dawn of day]

I have also seen that episode in Fear Factor (as well as Survivor) Personally, I haven't tried it.. it is something I would always like to do. It's not that I don't like it, because I actually have tried eating some portions of it and it tasted good. Plus, I also heard that it is nutritious.

[revx]

I don't know if you guys watch Bizzare Foods on Discovery, he visited the Philippines and ate a Balut (funny how he pronounces it, another way to say it with a slang) he liked it. It's just the description of it in English what makes it sort of un-inviting to foreigners..

"Embryo" or Duck Egg with Fetus

[orangerain]

I was born and raised in the Philippines - but I fear balut. Just the sight of it makes me sick.

[esembrano]

balut is an exotic food but love by many filipinos

[voyager]

balut is simply cool. many will digress with this view and i respect that but it tastes good for me, just avoid looking at it while eating. mind over matter lads. i still remember we used to wait for the balut peddler every afternoon down our street to call out, and we were all set with our coins.....sigh. my favorite is the liquid and that yellow portion :D

[Hisbenz]

i tried eating the chick thing, honestly its not my cup of tea. haha. But the yellow one? i think its yummy.

[revx]

i tried eating the chick thing, honestly its not my cup of tea. haha. But the yellow one? i think its yummy.

try to it it together with the yellow one :) or slurp it whole hehehe

[mscaracter]

yeah! i think so too...balut is not that hard to eat and its yummy too - best eat with salt in it...though i never tried eating the chick thingy! :p :p

[OceanBreezeInn]

I don't know if you guys watch Bizzare Foods on Discovery, he visited the Philippines and ate a Balut (funny how he pronounces it, another way to say it with a slang) he liked it. It's just the description of it in English what makes it sort of un-inviting to foreigners..

"Embryo" or Duck Egg with Fetus


If not, you find most of the Bizzare Foods episodes also at youtube ...

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[Naduah]

I don't know if you guys watch Bizzare Foods on Discovery, he visited the Philippines and ate a Balut (funny how he pronounces it, another way to say it with a slang) he liked it. It's just the description of it in English what makes it sort of un-inviting to foreigners..

"Embryo" or Duck Egg with Fetus
Yup saw it on Bizarre Foods by Andrew Zimmern on Traveling and Living.. balut to most is nasty! but what the heck, cholesterol and all but i'm LOVIN IT!!! :D

[Hisbenz]

try to it it together with the yellow one :) or slurp it whole hehehe

I tried with the slurp.haha.. But i always take out the chick..:)

But for curiosity purposes, ill try. :p

[revx]

I tried with the slurp.haha.. But i always take out the chick..:)

But for curiosity purposes, ill try. :p

yeah do it! don't think of it as disgusting, swallow don't chew hehehe

[angst]

I'm a full-blooded Pinoy but I have never eaten and I will never eat balut.

[Subsistence]

I really liked balut once upon a time in my life but now it's just a legend. I don't eat balut anymore.

[Hisbenz]

To each his own. i think majority of pinoys like it

[revx]

I'm a full-blooded Pinoy but I have never eaten and I will never eat balut.

It's a choice and not a requirement hehe

[darki]

balut paired with vinegar and salt!!its delicious guys!!;)

[junrey24]

balut paired with vinegar and salt!!its delicious guys!!;)

yeah right and t is good for the health too.:)

[Caroline]

For me. 100% I like balut so much. very delicious.

[jabberedonion]

Eating balut in the dark will really help.
I only eat the yellow part and the juice though.

[pagkamoot]

i prefer eating penoy. medyo na iilang din akong kumain nanag balot na may sisiw pa compared to my brother na takam na takam sa balot.

[phplover]

I really think Balut is famous all over the Philippines. Foreigners most of the time reject eating this food. It's really exotic for people to eat such. But as far as I know and have experienced, Balut is a delicious exotic food which is sold most of the time at night at streets.