Fertilized Eggs aka Balut - Why Would You Eat That?

  • 10 years ago
Fertilized eggs from ducks and chickens, also known as balut, are essentially half-developed embryos... and they aren't pretty. Find out how balut tastes and why this extremely disgusting-looking food is a delicacy in the Philippines in this episode of Why Would You Eat That? Who knew Filipino cooking contained the answer to the age-old debate, chicken vs. the egg? However, why would you eat it is still up for debate.

UPDATED: Photo credit: Tiffany Jeanne Vincent

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