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Balut. Either you just love it, or you are revolted by it. Those who love eating this asian delicacy swear by just how tasty it is, especially with beer. Balut is very nutritious and chock-full of proteins. Some even consider it as an aphrodisiac.
It’s more than just about the taste though. Eating balut is more about ‘fear factor’. They say that once you conquer fear, you feel invicible and only then do you really start living.
Balut is a fertilied duck egg with a partially developed duck fetus inside. In the Philippines, it is prepared mostly by simply boiling like you …read more

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I’ve already mentioned balut, a pinoy delicacy, that’s only available on the streets at night time.
Balut and its variants (balut,1-day-old chick-egg, quail eggs fried in some orange-colored batter and eaten with vinegar) have evolved into famous street foods.
BALUT EGGSPRESS brought that balut business a notch higher: Balut Eggspress serves penoy, batter-coated eggs (kwek-kwek), quail eggs (tokneneng), and the best-selling fried day-old chicks and steamed balut.
The franchiser, Jeanne E. Bañez, opened her first stall at the Farmers’ Market in Cubao, Quezon City, in October 2003, but now she has four company-owned outlets and 14 franchised stalls in Metro Manila.
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