I just received a dozen balute (sp?) eggs. I need to "serve" them on
January 8th.

Question #1 - Will they stay fresh until then or do I need to cook them now?

Question #2 - How do you prepare them?

I'd love to hear about any personal experiences with them that you may have
had - texture, taste, what to expect food-wise, etc. Not really interested
in hearing about the aphrodisiac qualities since my wife and I do just fine
already.

....Okay... sorry about that last comment, but I'd really love to hear
anything you might know about them and how to prepare / serve / etc.

Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R

Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"

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Just saw these on a program on National Geographic Channel the other day.
The only thing I can say is YUCK!!! I guess to each their own but they
showed them from being laid, candled up to 15 days, cooked (boiled like
hard boiled eggs) and eaten and it made me swear off all eggs for a while.
The guys in the Philippines seemed to be enjoying themselves however but!



"Joe" > wrote in message
news:O9Lof.77$u36.56@trndny01...
>I just received a dozen balute (sp?) eggs. I need to "serve" them on
>January 8th.
>
> Question #1 - Will they stay fresh until then or do I need to cook them
> now?
>
> Question #2 - How do you prepare them?
>
> I'd love to hear about any personal experiences with them that you may
> have had - texture, taste, what to expect food-wise, etc. Not really
> interested in hearing about the aphrodisiac qualities since my wife and I
> do just fine already.
>
> ...Okay... sorry about that last comment, but I'd really love to hear
> anything you might know about them and how to prepare / serve / etc.
>
> Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R
>
> Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"
>
> Ride a motorcycle in or near NJ?
> http://tinyurl.com/4zkw8
> http://www.youthelate.com
>
>
>

>Just saw these on a program on National Geographic Channel the other day.
>The only thing I can say is YUCK!!! I guess to each their own but they
>showed them from being laid, candled up to 15 days, cooked (boiled like
>hard boiled eggs) and eaten and it made me swear off all eggs for a while.
>The guys in the Philippines seemed to be enjoying themselves however but!

For first timers....
It takes a lot of convincing to try it!..but once you get the hang of
it...(after puking a few times),,, if you persist and think of it as a
very nutritious food....you will gradually like its taste and texture
....indeed ...It is an acquired taste....!
Besides
Its good as an accompaniment for cold beer!
.... or they call it in vernacular (this dish ) as 'pulutan'.
Other people love to eat insects such as locust, bugs ,worms ....
But I would rather eat half a dozen balut than a plateful of fried
insects!

"Roy" > wrote:

>... or they call it in vernacular (this dish ) as 'pulutan'.

Huh? What part of the Pinas are you from?

Everywhere else, it refers to a four-legged "delicacy".

Hint: When my dog had a leg surgically removed, I nicknamed
him Pulutan.

LeeBat

Not from Phils but have stayed there long enough to absorb some of
their culture
But....
Still I abhor eating dog meat!
Its totally gross!
Besides....
Its against my principle to eat my' best friend'

LeeBat wrote:
> "Roy" > wrote:
>
> >... or they call it in vernacular (this dish ) as 'pulutan'.
>
> Huh? What part of the Pinas are you from?
>
> Everywhere else, it refers to a four-legged "delicacy".
>
> Hint: When my dog had a leg surgically removed, I nicknamed
> him Pulutan.
>
> LeeBat

> Not from Phils but have stayed there long enough to absorb some of
> their culture
> But....
> Still I abhor eating dog meat!
> Its totally gross!
> Besides....
> Its against my principle to eat my' best friend'

Unrelated question.... Sorta... But I presume the sale of dog meat in the
US is illegal?

....Those of you who have been following my threads know where this is
going...

Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R

Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"

Ride a motorcycle in or near NJ?
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"Roy" > wrote:

>Not from Phils but have stayed there long enough to absorb some of
>their culture

Oh, okay. No biggie. Pulutan, however, is the term for dog meat.
Balut is merely ........ balut.

LeeBat

Pulutan doesn't necessarily mean "dog". Pulutan can refer to anything
that is consumed alongside alcohol.

"Roy" > wrote in message
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> >Just saw these on a program on National Geographic Channel the other day.
> >The only thing I can say is YUCK!!! I guess to each their own but they
> >showed them from being laid, candled up to 15 days, cooked (boiled like
> >hard boiled eggs) and eaten and it made me swear off all eggs for a
while.
> >The guys in the Philippines seemed to be enjoying themselves however but!
>
> For first timers....
> It takes a lot of convincing to try it!..but once you get the hang of
> it...(after puking a few times),,, if you persist and think of it as a
> very nutritious food....you will gradually like its taste and texture
> ...indeed ...It is an acquired taste....!

FINALLY, someone who vouches for the fact that there ARE people in the world
who enjoy this Asian "delicacy."
I was hoping this newsgroup hadn't deteriorated into a lot of people saying
"yuck" about something truly
authentic and different.

> Besides
> Its good as an accompaniment for cold beer!
> ... or they call it in vernacular (this dish ) as 'pulutan'.
> Other people love to eat insects such as locust, bugs ,worms ....
> But I would rather eat half a dozen balut than a plateful of fried
> insects!

My politically correct indignance aside, I would think the beer would be
absolutely essential :-D

rox formerly rmg wrote:
>
> FINALLY, someone who vouches for the fact that there ARE people in the world
> who enjoy this Asian "delicacy."
> I was hoping this newsgroup hadn't deteriorated into a lot of people saying
> "yuck" about something truly
> authentic and different.
>

One of my aunts became a vegetarian decades ago (sometime in the early
'70's, I think). But I remember her occasionally breaking her
meat-free diet to eat balut. She doesn't any more, but I think for the
first 10-ish years of becoming vegetarian, it was one of the meat
things she missed. I guess it's like Filipino bacon in that sense! :-)

rox formerly rmg wrote:
> "Roy" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>
>>>Just saw these on a program on National Geographic Channel the other day.
>>>The only thing I can say is YUCK!!! I guess to each their own but they
>>>showed them from being laid, candled up to 15 days, cooked (boiled like
>>>hard boiled eggs) and eaten and it made me swear off all eggs for a
>
> while.
>
>>>The guys in the Philippines seemed to be enjoying themselves however but!
>>
>>For first timers....
>>It takes a lot of convincing to try it!..but once you get the hang of
>>it...(after puking a few times),,, if you persist and think of it as a
>>very nutritious food....you will gradually like its taste and texture
>>...indeed ...It is an acquired taste....!
>
>
> FINALLY, someone who vouches for the fact that there ARE people in the world
> who enjoy this Asian "delicacy."
> I was hoping this newsgroup hadn't deteriorated into a lot of people saying
> "yuck" about something truly
> authentic and different.
>
>
>>Besides
>> Its good as an accompaniment for cold beer!
>>... or they call it in vernacular (this dish ) as 'pulutan'.
>>Other people love to eat insects such as locust, bugs ,worms ....
>>But I would rather eat half a dozen balut than a plateful of fried
>>insects!
>
>
> My politically correct indignance aside, I would think the beer would be
> absolutely essential :-D
>
>

Keep a Brick of belacan and a flask of JD with you.
Smell belacan, Drink JD, Eat Balute! Very Simple (& tasty too!)

peace!

-Blizzard