Hahahaha. My french husband saw balut eating on tv and he finds it disgusting.H e will not eat it, even theres nothing to eat.
Once, we were invited to a filipino meal and the host prepared Kare kare (beef tripes with peanut sauce) and sauteed fish shrimps at the side.
He spooned a lot of this shrimp paste thinking it was minced meat.
Eh voila, too salty he dropped it in his plate.
For durian it is good taste, just cover your nose when eating, hehe
