How are you Hivieans? I believe all are doing well. I hope everyone receives love during Valentine's.
"I have my version of the weekend experience last Sunday. After the blessings received from God of going to church, we spent our afternoon taking a rest. For the whole day, we experience brownout. Good thing it happened in the daytime from 7 am to 5 pm.
By the time the electricity came back, we decided to withdraw some cash to pay for the electrical bill. After getting some money from the ATM we passed by on the balut area. If you happened to pass Naga at the Baywalk there were lots of balut vendors, but we did not go there.
We have a suki near the old market that sells cheaper balut. We buy two baluts for me and three penoy eggs for my husband. Then we went home to eat it there.
What is balut?
Balut is a well-known Filipino street food. It is made up of a fertilized duck egg with an embryo inside steamed and eaten on the shell. It has soup and some soft bone parts of a duck inside the egg. It is mostly partnered with vinegar and salt. It tastes good. Not all foreigners dare to eat balut. It is a symbol of courage. If you have courage you can eat one.
Who originates Balut?
It has been a delicacy of Southeast Asia, but the Chinese introduced it to the Filipinos in the 1800s. Its name came from a Tagalog dialect "Balut" which means wrapped. Many believe that if you have lost your sex drive just eat balut. loL
How many days did a duck egg become a balut
I have loved eating balut since I was twelve years old and I usually buy 16 and 18 days old when the embryo is still small. Some people love 21 days when the embryo is fully developed. I cannot eat it anymore it has feet already and is very hairy. I feel like I am about to choke 😂😂.
How to eat Balut.
Crack a small part of the egg on the pointed side, make a hole, put salt and vinegar, and then sip the soup. After the soup, you can crack the eggshell to put more salt and vinegar and then eat the whole thing. It is best eaten in the dark so you cannot see the embryo inside of it.
Health benefits
Duck eggs are packed in nutrition better than chicken eggs. Just don't consume too much this is just for snacks.
Balut only costs the price range between 25-30 pesos. I have known a person who ate too much. He can finish up to 10 or more eggs in one sitting down. But for those who have high cholesterol just eat in moderation.
As I ate I put a little bit of chili sauce which made it more delicious. My husband also finishes his 3 penoy eggs. It is also from a duck egg which is not fully developed into a balut. It's just like an ordinary egg when you eat it.
We seldom ate this kind of food, especially since my husband is very health conscious. This is our time and cheat date. When we were boyfriends and girlfriends before we spent our time together eating balut. Now it is one way of reminiscing about the past.
That would be all for today I hope you enjoy my journey with the iconic street food "Balut".
