Balut (Egg Embryo) : The Most Delicious Street Food in the Philippines

How would you like your egg today? Sunny side up? Scrambled? Over easy? Over medium? Well if you're in the Philippine you probably want it Balut style! 

Hello Steemians! Today I want to talk about one of the most popular food in the Philippines and also one of the most disgusting food in the world :) if you're eating right now I'm so sorry if you lost your appetite ;)

Balut or in english its called  the "bird embryo" is a common street food in the Philippines. Pretty much every where in the Philippines, especially at night you will see vendors selling them in the street. It is insanely gross and incredibly unappetizing but that's a delicacy of Philippines! If you didn't grow up in Asia eating Balut might be out of your comfort zone.

5 Balut facts

1. Filipinos will add flavor to Balut by seasoning it with vinegar, salt and pepper and garlic. Eat it while it's still warm. Yolk and embryo are completely edible.

2. Its commonly served with beer and its eaten in shell

3. Its prepared by boiling a developing duck embryo alive inside the shell. It is incubated for a total of 18 days for duck eggs and 14 days for chicken eggs.

4. It can be healthy. Its high in protein and calcium. It has 188 calories and 116 milligrams of calcium. 

5. Many restaurants in the Philippine and some Asian countries serve Balut as an appetizer

Here is the video of people first time eating Balut

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