balut
Americannoun
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Occasionally he would push further, cooking foods that even many Filipinos find challenging, like dinuguan, or pork-blood stew, and balut, a partly fertilized duck egg.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2023
Ms. Saira said she was confused when she first watched the segment featuring balut about two years ago.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021
To those who didn’t grow up with duck embryos, balut is largely thrown into the stunt food category, which is regrettable.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2019
The restaurant offers a wide range of Filipino staples, including lumpia, deep-fried balut, crispy adobo and oxtail in mushroom gravy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2019
One local delicacy for the daring: balut, a duck egg ready to hatch.
From Time Magazine Archive
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