There are strange foods, nasty foods, really bizarre foods, and foods that maybe just should not be foods in the first place. Over the past couple of years, Dr. Manny Alvarez and I have sampled our ...

Balut, the dish, originates in the Philippines. It’s a simple street dish consisting of a boiled or steamed fertilized duck or chicken egg. The embryo is incubated between 14 and 21 days then steamed ...

More than 30 years ago, Metzer saw opportunity where others might have seen a product suitable only for “Fear Factor” . “My father had ducks as a hobby during his retirement. He was approached while I ...

Balut, a Filipino specialty, looks innocent from the outside, but once you crack the shell, prepared to be shocked. A duck egg that’s fertilized and allowed to develop for 16 to 20 days before being ...

American rapper Doja Cat has landed in hot water with listeners in the Philippines after naming her latest single after a Filipino street food. The rapper said she had named her track “Balut,” ...

On Wednesday (March 7), Bardi shared a video on her TikTok titled "Eat a Balut Egg With Me." In the video, which can be viewed below, the Bronx, N.Y. rapper is sitting behind a table with multiple ...

As a fresh batch of ducklings hatch in an eclectic farm in Taganito Mining, so begins the important step towards fulfilling a dream of having a balut production farm within the mine site. Filipinos ...