BALUT, where please

[lizaphil]

IF I have posted in wrong forum, sorry

I'm trying to get BALUT for my birthday party.
I have about 25 filipinas coming and we all miss BALUT so much
Can anyone help me please?

[Steve.r]

Not sure if it is legal to make them here, never heard of or seem any mentioned before.

[imagine]

IF I have posted in wrong forum, sorry

I'm trying to get BALUT for my birthday party.
I have about 25 filipinas coming and we all miss BALUT so much
Can anyone help me please?

aaaaawwwwwwww i didnt know what balut was, i just googled it,,,,,,,, poor little ducks

[Sim11UK]

aaaaawwwwwwww i didnt know what balut was, i just googled it,,,,,,,, poor little ducks

You ain't been to the Philippines until you've tried balut....not for the faint hearted.

[imagine]

You ain't been to the Philippines until you've tried balut....not for the faint hearted.

well i guess i gotta try, another good reason to go to phil.
ps ,,,, cooked or alive ?

[Englishman2010]

well i guess i gotta try, another good reason to go to phil.
ps ,,,, cooked or alive ?

Sorry Imagine, I couldn't help laughing thinking about what your reaction would be if someone had said alive.

It's something you have to try at least once, but for me once was enough

[Steve.r]

Here are a few photos of some tasty treats. Chicken guts on a stick are also nice, these ones were on a mobile stand in the middle of Manila. The boiled egg photo is called Penoy, not quite Balut, but close.
Enjoy

[imagine]

Sorry Imagine, I couldn't help laughing thinking about what your reaction would be if someone had said alive.

It's something you have to try at least once, but for me once was enough

im so glad its cooked but yeah im game to try

[Sim11UK]

Someone was selling them at the Bristol Barrio Fiesta, but sorry I have no contact details.
Maybe you should try contacting a Filipino food supplier, they may supply, or know someone who does?

[Sim11UK]

Oh cooked....like a well done boiled egg, but with a semi formed chick in it.
To be honest, I've only eaten it once & it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but I'm not in a rush to eat it again...Ask Brenda about it.

[imagine]

Oh cooked....like a well done boiled egg, but with a semi formed chick in it.
To be honest, I've only eaten it once & it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but I'm not in a rush to eat it again...Ask Brenda about it.

thank goodness its cooked, i had thoughts of it wriggling in my mouth

[Englishman2010]

Isaw, the chicken guts is nice I dont mind the pig guts on a stick either, although it's a bit chewier. I cant see the point of the chickens feet and chickens head on sticks though, I tried them and all they are is skin and bone and really fidly to eat.

[Steve.r]

Yes Ian, I have not bothered with feet or heads yet, not really what I call a meal, and I dont really like the chew and spit involved in the process.

[Englishman2010]

Yes Ian, I have not bothered with feet or heads yet, not really what I call a meal, and I dont really like the chew and spit involved in the process.

Completely agree Steve. Only today, I've been explaining to Elaine that in the west we dont eat any of the fat, bones, skin, head, feet, offal or any of the other cr@p on a chicken. The breast and possibly legs is all we usually bother with. I don't even buy any chicken meat with bones in it, the pre-packed breasts in shrink wrapped trays is all I can be bothered with these days. Pinoys must think we are extremely wasteful

[Steve.r]

Completely agree Steve. Only today, I've been explaining to Elaine that in the west we dont eat any of the fat, bones, skin, head, feet, offal or any of the other cr@p on a chicken. The breast and possibly legs is all we usually bother with. I don't even buy any chicken meat with bones in it, the pre-packed breasts in shrink wrapped trays is all I can be bothered with these days. Pinoys must think we are extremely wasteful

Just a case of us in the 'west' losing the ability to fend for ourselves, or just being lazy in our 'fast' lives. Just imagine all the power stations shutting, water supplys running dry, shops empty. I think we would all have a shock. Being resourceful, filipinas can teach us an awful lot about survival. and being able to eat most anything would be the first thing we would have to learn.

[sparky]

Completely agree Steve. Only today, I've been explaining to Elaine that in the west we dont eat any of the fat, bones, skin, head, feet, offal or any of the other cr@p on a chicken. The breast and possibly legs is all we usually bother with. I don't even buy any chicken meat with bones in it, the pre-packed breasts in shrink wrapped trays is all I can be bothered with these days. Pinoys must think we are extremely wasteful

if you have ever had chicken burgers or bernard matthews type products then you will have eaten all this crap inadvertantly

[Englishman2010]

if you have ever had chicken burgers or bernard matthews type products then you will have eaten all this crap inadvertantly

I know, but I haven't eaten any processed meat for years, I only eat meat that looks like meat and is meat The programme Jamie Oliver made a few years ago, showing what goes into nuggets and burgers was pretty shocking

[sars_notd_virus]

IF I have posted in wrong forum, sorry

I'm trying to get BALUT for my birthday party.
I have about 25 filipinas coming and we all miss BALUT so much
Can anyone help me please?

I don't know your location Lizaphil but they sell'' balut'' here in Mini Siam Oriental Foods, Wiltshire Tel: 01793 824655
Have a nice Birthday!!!!

[Englishman2010]

sorted it, I cropped them to make them smaller.

Here's some pics of me eating Balut last year. Note the funny face I'm pulling isn't my normal look, it's the revulsion of what I was eating

[lizaphil]

Thank you.
I will ring them.
OK for all your info, BALUT is 2 week old DUCK (NOT chicken) fetus boiled in its shell.
You can also eat BALUT OUTTA shell again boiled or deep fried (how my hubby likes, he doesnt like it when the fetus eyes are still looking at him)
You can also get SALTED DUCK EGGS..mmmm masarap
Duck egg, taken from the mother and then left in 1ltr of water with 1 cup sea salt in it, leve for 4 weeks, then boil the eggs as you would for hard boiled eggs.
Thanks for the discussion though..

[lizaphil]

hi everyone,
for those that wanna know where to get balut,heres how me and hubby found where to get ours we was in our local asian shop mianly salling chinese/thai food we said about salted egg/duck egg/ she said heres some,we said in phils we eat balut.she said so do we
but we not call it that(cant remember what they cALL it) but we not allowd to sale it here in uk.
we said can you do balut for us?
she was said yes we can, they are 95p per egg...so thanks everyone but we located theme now

[Terpe]

we said can you do balut for us?
she was said yes we can, they are 95p per egg...so thanks everyone but we located theme now

So where is that??
Are you gonna share?? or not??

[lizaphil]

So where is that??
Are you gonna share?? or not??

yes of course is located at gravesend kent da12 2ee
tel; 01474353313 asian market,

[Terpe]

yes of course is located at gravesend kent da12 2ee
tel; 01474353313 asian market,

[Englishman2010]

I did eat it all though, feathers and all....and I didn't pewk either

[ampy]

I did eat it all though, feathers and all....and I didn't pewk either

[sars_notd_virus]

Uh oh!!! did you say hi to the chick inside the shell Ian??

[Englishman2010]

Uh oh!!! did you say hi to the chick inside the shell Ian??

Yeah, just before I ate it

[sars_notd_virus]

Yeah, just before I ate it

Cool ...thats the proper way to eat balut!!!

[lizaphil]