tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post4772458561101808161..comments2024-01-12T18:41:52.560-05:00Comments on Dave's Cupboard: Balut: The Most Hardcore, Bad-assed Hard Boiled Egg On Earth.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17866627809585257034noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-50632381629402563202012-10-29T19:57:18.593-04:002012-10-29T19:57:18.593-04:00I thought you might like some current news:
-- Ch...I thought you might like some current news:<br /><br />-- Championship eaters gobble down hot dogs on New York's Coney Island, but in August, when a Filipino restaurant in Brooklyn wanted a more ethnic contest, it offered plates of "baluts" -- the Philippine delicacy of duck fetuses. Wayne Algenio won, stuffing 18 down his throat in five minutes. Typically, the baluts have barely begun to develop, sometimes allowing a "lucky" diner to sense in his mouth the crackle of a beak or the tickle of a feather. Since baluts are exotic, they are considered to be (as is often the case in Asia) aphrodisiacs. [Huffington Post, 8-27-2012]TomWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398573124082104796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-61071312181791707962011-03-11T10:33:37.041-05:002011-03-11T10:33:37.041-05:00That was an interesting read. I'm Filipino and...That was an interesting read. I'm Filipino and grew up eating what you may call weird foods, they're normal to me, so reading about it from an American point of view was entertaining. I always wondered if balut was ever sold in other countries, or how they're sold. I can't believe you cooked them yourself. Here they always sell it cooked. At least you know you had to cook it and didn't mistakenly open it raw. :O <br /><br />I ate balut when I was younger, but I stopped for a few years (probably more than a decade) because I was traumatized when I encountered a balut with the duck's skull already formed. (It was already in my mouth and when I took it out to see why it's so hard... I lost my appetite) Haven't tried it again until just a couple of years ago. <br /><br />I usually eat mine with just salt. I'll try the vinegar next time.JPhttp://jaypeeblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-69690050746432560142010-06-18T16:21:36.542-04:002010-06-18T16:21:36.542-04:00My first taste of balut was in the PI while in the...My first taste of balut was in the PI while in the Navy. The sub I was on was in port for quiet a while, so we had quite a few days to get out and explore. <br /><br />Personally, I found balut to be quite tasty, especially with a hot vinegar sauce. But I also found the quality varied wildly from vender to vender. Luck of the draw...or duck.Mark Gregorhttp://gregorspub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-68813444509470980762010-06-17T09:45:18.171-04:002010-06-17T09:45:18.171-04:00Seconding Mina here... Next time, be sure to ask h...Seconding Mina here... Next time, be sure to ask how old the eggs are. Your buggers were definitely too far along as there should be very little resistance from the bones. <br /><br />Since my wife was eating this as a toddler, I can't exactly wuss out on it when offered. It's just a chicken, people. I get more grossed out by the blood in a supposedly unfertilized egg every once in a while.<br /><br />- SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-18807704192269533422010-06-16T23:23:10.227-04:002010-06-16T23:23:10.227-04:00That is just...wrongThat is just...wrongdvdchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623304459946417195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-34075831577710804732010-06-16T22:13:59.579-04:002010-06-16T22:13:59.579-04:00Dude, you are hard-core! I just got around to try...Dude, you are hard-core! I just got around to trying natto last week (liked it) and have been working my way up to balut. <br /><br />I wish somebody offered it at a restaurant somewhere - I'd be less concerned if I didn't have to cook it, too...Michele Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126354869695851890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-22275013482280895772010-06-16T01:41:28.095-04:002010-06-16T01:41:28.095-04:00omgosh. if i found something like this ... it scar...omgosh. if i found something like this ... it scared me to death. but i hope i wont see an egg like this. its so sad.. i cant even look at the pictures ><"<br /><br />jenJen Cheunghttp://www.passion4food.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-43379580166336527512010-06-15T16:01:53.661-04:002010-06-15T16:01:53.661-04:00Hate to admit it, but I'm with the girls on th...Hate to admit it, but I'm with the girls on this one. I quit reading after "tastes like chicken liver". I hate liver.<br /><br />TomTomWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398573124082104796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-65298243119006214692010-06-15T13:48:05.655-04:002010-06-15T13:48:05.655-04:00Dave, you are a brave, brave dude.
I first heard ...Dave, you are a brave, brave dude.<br /><br />I first heard of balut by way of the drinking/travel show Three Sheets, when the host visited the Philippines. I understand it's an Asian delicacy but that didn't stop me from fast-forwarding through the segment.Leeannehttp://funwithcarbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-20840478920728019142010-06-15T08:16:18.447-04:002010-06-15T08:16:18.447-04:00Mina - I'm sure you're right about the egg...<b>Mina</b> - I'm sure you're right about the eggs being on the older side. Maybe I should try getting fertile eggs and incubating them myself, so I can catch them at their peak.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866627809585257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-70788584306607701362010-06-15T07:56:34.086-04:002010-06-15T07:56:34.086-04:00If you encountered bones that hard, your balut was...If you encountered bones that hard, your balut was already too old! I love balut though, and I grew up eating it. The liquid on the inside is the best part - I hope you used salt and spicy vinegar to season it!mina.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07104276066193303282noreply@blogger.com