Comments on: Its not just a egg

By: Disgusting

Disgusting — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:52:45 +0000

Oh my god – this is nasty and cruel.

By: jon w

jon w — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:28:06 +0000

this is a late comment but reading this brought back memories! I was introduced to this while working in Laos and Vietnam. Ideal age for duck eggs is 12-14 days, chickens slightly different I believe. Egg, liver and duck soup is about the taste I remember, great with a pinch of salt, pepper and lime. I beat my vietnamese counterpart by eating 14 while he stopped at 12….

By: Homemade Dog Food

Homemade Dog Food — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:33:49 +0000

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By: chad

chad — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:15:11 +0000

But isn’t it amusing to remember that you were trying to eat raw balut and be further horrified beyong your adventures?

The egg is certainly well-developed. However, balut is almost never refrigerated raw; it is cooked as soon as possible. That is one messed-up photo even for balut eater standards. Brrr.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:25:05 +0000

Nice…great post

By: MJ

MJ — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:09:58 +0000

Sorry for your experience there. The one you (didn’t) have was way past its prime, and the store where you bought it should know. It’s a pity because it tastes very good. Balut was one of my favorite things to eat as a child, and I never had feathers or beak. Perhaps going to a Filipino store (as opposed to just an Asian one) and asking about their baluts’ freshness would be the way to go?

By: Annalynn

Annalynn — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:08:47 +0000

I was born and raised in the Phils till I was 8 years old. As a kid, balut was one of my favorite things. It has a unique flavor for sure. However, given that I’ve eaten my fair share of balut, I’ve never eaten one as fully developed as that photo above displays.

My guess is that whoever imports or makes the balut here pales in comparison to the street vendors in the Philippines.

If you ever take a trip to Phils, perhaps you’ll be more inclined to try it then. If not, no big deal, Phils is also known for the most delicious mangoes and pineapples. I’m sure you can gorge on that. (^_^)

By: rekockulous

rekockulous — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:03:02 +0000

Balut is delicious…of course, I grew up with it. When I was around the age of 7 I started eating them and I found that they were delicious; succulent and aromatic. It really depends on how well the duck was fermented and in what state the duck is in. If they are a bit too old, the broth would be bland and the yolk would lack it’s full taste.

There was a time in my early teens when I found it putrid to eat balut. I tried it once again a couple of years back. I tried eating it differently. Grabbed some mint leaves, salt and pepper, and scooped some duck with yolk with a spoon. Ate all those at once and I was reunited with it once again. But more importantly, it’s a health concern… that amount of cholesterol and calories in one egg is astounding. Try to limit yourself if you can. I however, can eat about 6 in one sitting. Delicious!

By: Joy

Joy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:12:22 +0000

I have never seen or eaten balut as mature as that. Even I, a Filipino, think that is damn nasty.

By: Jeffje

Jeffje — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:38:03 +0000

there’s a vendor that sells live chickens and balut (duck and chicken, which i’m told is flavorless) at the UN Plaza and Alemany farmers’ markets. it looks like your balut went a little bit too long – the fetuses are usually eaten less-developed.

personally, i haven’t been too impressed the couple of times i’ve tried them. the broth at the large end of the egg is pretty tasty, but the rest just tastes like…duck and eggs, with a hint of liver.