tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067592.post465079674408039926..comments2023-10-02T21:41:37.374+08:00Comments on Watergirl: Fear factorWatergirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15108188644976124124noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067592.post-35880564944957709832007-12-28T16:03:00.000+08:002007-12-28T16:03:00.000+08:00Can't recall if I've mentioned this to you before:...Can't recall if I've mentioned this to you before: Felipe told me that when they were taught in school about removing foreign bodies stuck in patient's throats, one foreign body specific to the Phils. is that hard, white thing in balut. I couldn't understand before how anyone would swallow it, since I was taught it wasn't meant to be eaten; but I now know that some people (like you) do. They had to practice how to extract it; it's actually difficult to do, since it's slippery, yet if gripped too tightly, would crumble. So be careful the next time you nibble on that, Mila! ;-)Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103275969563306124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067592.post-32331132377221853702007-12-28T13:20:00.000+08:002007-12-28T13:20:00.000+08:00Me too. I'm just an egg and soup person. And I lim...Me too. I'm just an egg and soup person. And I limit myself to just one per sitting. I know friends who can consume 6 in 1 go.<BR/><BR/>Was it Anthony Bourdain who failed the balut test?docemdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342987031560133229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067592.post-89085384306155404552007-12-28T12:14:00.000+08:002007-12-28T12:14:00.000+08:00Nice post and well said! You are definitely a balu...Nice post and well said! You are definitely a balut eating expert! =)Ruyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541801213320964471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067592.post-47386342483076680162007-12-18T12:53:00.000+08:002007-12-18T12:53:00.000+08:00I, too, grew up with my mom teaching me to eat bal...I, too, grew up with my mom teaching me to eat balut. I used to have no problem at all eating the duckling, but now I prefer just to eat the egg (which is yummmmy!). Still, if there's no one to pass the duckling on to, I'm not averse to popping it in my mouth. <BR/><BR/>I once tried to talk this German visitor into trying it, at least the "soup" (actually amniotic fluid) and egg. He just couldn't do it. I said, "What's the big deal? You eat duck, don't you? So why should it be so different if it's not been born?" Then, when he wouldn't budge, I asked why he couldn't at least eat the egg, since that's really no different from eating a regular hard-boiled egg. But, no. I tried to tell him it was all in the mind -- that some German food could be gross, too. He proclaimed that, no, none of it was disgusting. I said, "Hello?! Ground pig innards stuffed into intestines?!"<BR/><BR/>Have you tried the balut in puff pastry in Filo's? It's delicious! Even some non-balut eaters enjoy it. The Via Mare version, though it was the original, isn't as good; the pastry is tough.<BR/><BR/>Hmm...now I realize it's been ages since I've had a proper (non-fusionized) balut. I think I'll look for it next time I'm out having some beer. They say the perfect way to eat balut is in the dark, with a bottle of SMB in the other hand. :-)Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103275969563306124noreply@blogger.com