Balut? Is it true???

Question

I heard that balut or baloot is a partially formed chick inside an egg...is this true?! Why would people eat it? Imagine eating a little chicken skull.. AHHHH

Answer 1

Yes, it is a particular delicacy in the Philippines (balut is the Tagalog word.)

Answer 2

Chicken? Is it true???

I heard that roasted chicken is the carcass of a fully formed bird that's beheaded and placed over a fire? Why would people eat it?  Imagine eating a vein...AHHHH

Everyone eats something that's gross to other cultures.  Deal.

Answer 3

Yes its true its a delacy in asia

Answer 4

Oh my.....

Answer 5

Yes. They eat the whole baby duckling (chicken eggs are not usually used, duck eggs are). Can you imagine boiling that poor thing alive? It's interesting how people eat all sorts of nasty things. For example, they refer to the amniotic fluid (inside the egg) as 'soup'.

Answer 6

Yes it's true. "Balut" is the Philippines name for it though I am not sure what it's called elswhere. It basically a boiled duck egg except unlike the eggs you are familair with, these are fertilized so they contain embryos. It is cracked open like regular egg then either salt is added or as they do in Vietnam, fish sauce with chillies then eaten. It is believed to help those suffering from anaemia. In the Philippines, they sometimes give them to those who have just donated blood

Answer 7

Yes, it's true.

It sounds crunchy.

Don't you know how to search for images?

Answer 8

While I wouldn't dare eat it.

The local prostitutes in the Philippines believe it makes them more... "s**y".

Answer 9

why would people want to eat an animal anyway

Answer 10

Yep, that is what it is. They eat it all over Asia. It's actually a chick that's mostly already formed. In order to eat it, they have to boil the eggs first. Actually, I've been to an Asian store that was selling that, but no one bought it so the eggs hatched.

Answer 11

Yeah! Wanna see a picture?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut