Balut from the Philippines
By crisybomb
@crisybomb (172)
Philippines
August 31, 2010 2:52am CST
Hi guys. I know a lot of you heard Balut, one of the delicacy in the Philippines.
For me its really good, i could eat at least 2 or 3 the most in one serving. And try to dip it on a cane vinegar with lot of garlic, onion, and red chili, Yummy!
Though it should be eaten moderately because its high cholestrol, hehehe.
Have you tried balut?
How's the taste of balut?
Do you like it?
Happy eating Balut!
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19 responses
@cresastre (27)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
Yes,balut is the delicacy of filipinos. People in rural areas are very fond of eating balut because for them its delicious. A vinegar with chili pepper will do the rest to be more palatable. But the only problem is that eggs has lots of cholesterol. Whether you fried it or for whatever menu you will prepare in the kitchen still the egg is a threat to our health.
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@jonnifc (1017)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
I like balut but I can only eat 1 for every serving. I only eat the embryo if it's still small. Sometimes it has a distinguished beak already and lot of hair. I won't eat the embryo then. I love the juice. I like my dip just like yours but if it's not available, salt would do.
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@crisybomb (172)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
yes jonnifc, i also choose the small chick. Because if you get the big embryo, its difficult to swallow the chick with a beak, and when you chew it you'll feel the feet. :D
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
1 Sep 10
I love balut. There are some people in the Philippines who also dont like the balut but what's not to like about it. I love balut so much I can eat 2 in one eating. It has been a long time since I ate balut and i wish to eat now but i dont trust the vendors in this city.
@crisybomb (172)
• Philippines
1 Sep 10
yes. its actually nice if these eggs could buy from a the duck owner, who makes the balut. well just to be safe that the balut is fresh. and as soon as you have it my mom said it must be cook/boil right away because the embryo will grow and that is what people don't like. :D Me either i don't want to eat the balut when the embryo gets bigger into a day old chick.
@nancy0618 (477)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
actually i also eat balut but what i do not like there is the sisiw, everytime i eat one i took that one off
@crisybomb (172)
• Philippines
1 Sep 10
hehehe, yeah as what they say they throw the chick. but then as the old ones(folks), they said that the chick was the one that you paid for. :D hehehe
but the soup and the yolk of balut (yellow part) makes the people ask for more. :D
@mauie0918 (337)
• Philippines
8 Sep 10
Yes I like but I only eat balut if I feel like eating it. I like the yolk and the chick especially if it is big!
@crisybomb (172)
• Philippines
9 Sep 10
I'm surprised that you like balut more if the chick is big :) i've tried it but eating balut with bigger chick that makes me feeling sick. LOL!
Thank you for your comment.
@cajimenez (452)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
I only eat the yolk. I'm not brave enough to eat the whole embryo chick.
@crisybomb (172)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
yeah, before don't eat the embryo chick. my cousin told me not to look on the chick and eat it as a whole. and yeah, its advisable eat a small chick :D
@cajimenez (452)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
Even if you don't look at it. It's impossible not to feel it in your mouth specially if the embryo chick is big and has feathers .
@nijolechu (1842)
• Canada
31 Aug 10
Nope, I haven't tried a balut egg before. But I have seen many other people eat it when I watch it on T.V. It does look pretty gross for us people here in North America but it does look like a real delicacy over there. I don't think I would be brave enough to eat an undeveloped embryo.
@annegielee (52)
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
i like balut. but i dont eat the chick. i also dip it in vinegar. it tastes great. especially the soup.
@damned_dle (3942)
• Philippines
1 Sep 10
Yeah I love balut. But I am limiting eating it because of just like what you said, cholesterol. Not that I am high blood or anything, just a prevention. I like eating it little by little with salt and vinegar. 
@deve_annrn (1856)
• Philippines
4 Sep 10
When I was still a kid.., My mom said I eat Balut all the time.., She would feel disgusted looking at me.., biting the chick into halves while i look so happy eating it.., But when I grew up.., I forgot that I used to love eating that.., It looks disgusting..=)
@crisybomb (172)
• Philippines
4 Sep 10
:D that was cool. you can't remember eating balut and now you're disgusted when you imagine it. kinda ironic, hehehe. but at least you've had balut from your past. :D Cheers!
• Philippines
1 Sep 10
so you've been here in the philippines? I've heard that other south east asian countries have "balut" to. BUt i think ours is the best tasting. if you'd come back here again try eating the 'adobong balut", i'm sure you'll love it.
@crisybomb (172)
• Philippines
3 Sep 10
I'm a filipino TurnMyLuckArround :D but until now i haven't taste the 'adobong balut' as what they say it was the best.
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
It is not one of my favorite food. I only eat it if someone had bought it.
I love the juice and the yellow part which is the yolk specially if I put salt on it. But I really don't like the chick because it's hairy, but I got to eat it just recently. I chose the small one, I don't think I like it with a big chick on it.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
i used to eat balut before.
but when i have seen those chicks inside,i don't like to try eat one more.
nowadays i simply like most of penoy.which has no chick on it.i just like those hard part cause when you eat it,sometimes feel crunchy and excites me to eat more,lol!
@juggerogre (1653)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
I have been eating balut since I was a child. I agree with you that its really yummy. Plain vinegar is fine for me. I can also eat everything but the shell of balut. 
@rosielleanne (121)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
I know balut. Everyone here in the Philippines loves it. My family used to eat balut every few days. They love eating it specially the chick fetus. But not me. When I eat it, I just eat the real eww stuff and give my sister the fetus. Some people told me that the yellow stuff there is the fetus' poo. I can't remember what it is but it's the only thing I eat in balut. I still can't find the courage to eat that fetus and I still don't know why.
@tpfornillos (9)
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
yes i have tried balut. when i first tasted balut i did not liked it but as you try it again you will notice its not bad.
