I totally forgot to mention this in another post- I tried "balud"! Balud, the Philippino speciality, is a duck embryo that people eat in the Philippines and that can be bought pretty much anywhere at any time from street vendors walking around. There are various stages of the embryo- I ate the 16 day old one, which is less scary than the 19 or 20 day ones that already have feathers and bones. We were just talking and hanging out with some locals at the Hayahay bar, and I mentioned, rathern arrogantly that I planned on trying it before leaving the country. I regretted that statement when I realized they wanted me to try it right then! They flagged down a cart, bought two of them for me (not letting me pay, of course) and showed me how it was done. Basically, you make a small whole in the egg, pinch salt into it, and then drink the "fluid" through the whole. It tasted like really great chicken broth. Then you pick off the rest of the shell and eat the inside with a spoon. The yolk part tasted like really moist, flavorful chicken yolk, and I actually really enjoyed it!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Elisa: Balud
I totally forgot to mention this in another post- I tried "balud"! Balud, the Philippino speciality, is a duck embryo that people eat in the Philippines and that can be bought pretty much anywhere at any time from street vendors walking around. There are various stages of the embryo- I ate the 16 day old one, which is less scary than the 19 or 20 day ones that already have feathers and bones. We were just talking and hanging out with some locals at the Hayahay bar, and I mentioned, rathern arrogantly that I planned on trying it before leaving the country. I regretted that statement when I realized they wanted me to try it right then! They flagged down a cart, bought two of them for me (not letting me pay, of course) and showed me how it was done. Basically, you make a small whole in the egg, pinch salt into it, and then drink the "fluid" through the whole. It tasted like really great chicken broth. Then you pick off the rest of the shell and eat the inside with a spoon. The yolk part tasted like really moist, flavorful chicken yolk, and I actually really enjoyed it!
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Elisa tu es «TROP» comme diraient tes frères. Pauvre petit canard. Ainsi c’est très différents à 1 jour près. Mais la question est : n’as tu pas fait Ooooohhhh... en dévorant cet oeuf ?
just wanted to let you girls know I'm still reading. everything sounds amazing, except the embryo :) I don't know if I'd be brave enough for it! Lots of love,
Joy
Mon amour,
à voir les photos, tu es transformée. Toute mince, toujours aussi souriante. Il y a si longtemps qu’on ne s’est pas parlé. Aujourd’hui, c’est mardi, samedi matin prochain, Antoine, César et moi, partons pour Belgodère. Là, je ne pourrais plus voir ton blog. Je ne saurai pas non plus si tu es rentrée ou pas. Appelles moi des que tu le pourras. Cette robe noire et blanche te vas super bien. Elle fait penser à ces modèles des années 50-60, de celles que ma mère et Maïeille portait quand j’étais petit. Elles dansaient le Madison. J’ai fait un repas entier de sushi la semaine dernière. Tu peux être fier de moi. Même si depuis j’ai mal au ventre. Les 2 garçons passent tous les 2 en classe superieures mais pas vraiment brillament. J’ai bien reçu ta carte, merci. Je t’aime.
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