“I’m not a big fan of balut,” said Kristine Subido. She remembers liking the fertilized duck eggs—which are incubated until an embryo develops, then boiled and eaten with salt and vinegar—when she was ...

As part of the research phase for an upcoming survey of Chicago Filipino food, I had dinner at the home of Sharon Bautista, who posts as happy_stomach on LTHForum and who offered to introduce the food ...

Balut, a steamed partially developed duck embryo, is a massively popular dish in the Philippines. It is a meal best eaten with friends and large quantities of beer. In America it is generally ...