balut

American  

[buh-loot, bah-loot] / bəˈlut, bɑˈlut /

noun

plural

baluts

1. in the Philippines, a duck egg containing a developing embryo and eaten after being boiled, directly from the shell.

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Example Sentences

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

She has memories of sitting around a table with her family during power blackouts, which were common, eating the balut by candlelight while they told stories.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021

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

There’s even an annual balut eating contest, like the one by Nathan’s Famous, except you actually know what kind of meat you’re consuming with the Filipino dish.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2015

One local delicacy for the daring: balut, a duck egg ready to hatch.

From Time Magazine Archive