Would you eat this?

[wednesday's child]

You think balut looks bad, got to smell it too in order to feel the full effects though. Personally I've never smelt it, but I've heard from people who have that it wasn't nice to say the least.

Bullshit. LOL...
Balut doesn't smell much worse than duck broth.
Now, a balut gone bad... smells like it has.

-wech

[stevew2]

This is one gross thread.

Im am pucking now

[spellbinder]

You think balut looks bad, got to smell it too in order to feel the full effects though. Personally I've never smelt it, but I've heard from people who have that it wasn't nice to say the least.

Bullshit. LOL...
Balut doesn't smell much worse than duck broth.
Now, a balut gone bad... smells like it has.

-wech

Yeah, It doesn't have any smell.
Same as when you open a boiled chicken egg.
It's either those whom you asked were never really balut eaters and they were had.
or they made up the story.

[ttango1]

Dyed-Purple eggs next to the bus stop...that's a memory I won't forget.

I gross out at just plain liver too.

[wednesday's child]

This is one gross thread.

Oh nice shot, from the land that brought us Vegemite.

Relating/comparing Australia's dark ooze to Philippine balut:
Two things come out of a duck's ass.
Now, guess which one Vegemite approximates?

Cheers,
wech.

[stevew2]

Dyed-Purple eggs next to the bus stop...that's a memory I won't forget.

I gross out at just plain liver too.

eating liver is the same as eating poop

[spellbinder]

This is one gross thread.

Oh nice shot, from the land that brought us Vegemite.

Relating/comparing Australia's dark ooze to Philippine balut:
Two things come out of a duck's ass.
Now, guess which one Vegemite approximates?

Cheers,
wech.

Hey Wech, have you tried the "century egg" before?

I tried it, didn't get excited of the taste ... (it's just like oh, taste like chicken)
But I was more interested on how it was processed
and the transparency of the egg white.

[wednesday's child]

Chinese Century Eggs are great, if you're drinking tea with the meal.
They don't go well at all with soda.

Not really so different-tasting from a boiled egg, when I think about it.
Just earthier-tasting...lol....

http://www.mixph.com/2006/05/how-to-mak ... -eggs.html

[oakley_reef]

balot is so delicious..i tried it .. i like the taste...

[wednesday's child]

That's quite a large avatar you have there, oakley.
Good on you for liking balut, though.

-wech

[spellbinder]

Chinese Century Eggs are great, if you're drinking tea with the meal.
They don't go well at all with soda.

Not really so different-tasting from a boiled egg, when I think about it.

http://www.mixph.com/2006/05/how-to-mak ... -eggs.html

I was told they use horse dung for the curing process.
Have I been misinformed or the description in wikipedia is correct?

[Don]

You think balut looks bad, got to smell it too in order to feel the full effects though. Personally I've never smelt it, but I've heard from people who have that it wasn't nice to say the least.

Bullshit. LOL...
Balut doesn't smell much worse than duck broth.
Now, a balut gone bad... smells like it has.

-wech

Yeah, It doesn't have any smell.
Same as when you open a boiled chicken egg.
It's either those whom you asked were never really balut eaters and they were had.
or they made up the story.

After letting some chicks chow on that before heading to the room, I have to disagree with you, there is definitely an odor, maybe not perceptable to pinoys but to my american nose I can smell it (or maybe they had skanky breath to begin with). A half tin of Altoids usually can take care of the odor and I would also light a few candles just in case. Now eating it is a different manner. If I can crunch it then it will go down easy but if is completely mushy then Red Horse is required.

[wednesday's child]

Chinese Century Eggs are great, if you're drinking tea with the meal.
They don't go well at all with soda.

Not really so different-tasting from a boiled egg, when I think about it.

http://www.mixph.com/2006/05/how-to-mak ... -eggs.html

I was told they use horse dung for the curing process.
Have I been misinformed or the description in wikipedia is correct?

Horse dung? Fuuuuuck... that's sick. And wrong.
Check out the link I provided earlier (in the quotes above).

After letting some chicks chow on that before heading to the room, I have to disagree with you, there is definitely an odor, maybe not perceptable to pinoys but to my american nose I can smell it

Fair enough, duck broth isn't exactly perfume.
Add that to possibly-iffy breath, and yeah... sure.

If I can crunch it then it will go down easy but if is completely mushy then Red Horse is required.

Texture is four-phase, actually.
There's the "soup", which you slurp out of an initial hole in the shell.
There's the yolk which is mushy: Tastes similar to a boiled chicken egg's yolk. Easy to eat.
The duckling itself has tiny, somewhat crunchy bones. The bones and the down are usually what grosses most folks out (texturally)
There's also a tough-chew white lump in there too --the remainder of the egg-white, I guess.


Cheers,
wech.

[spellbinder]

You think balut looks bad, got to smell it too in order to feel the full effects though. Personally I've never smelt it, but I've heard from people who have that it wasn't nice to say the least.

Bullshit. LOL...
Balut doesn't smell much worse than duck broth.
Now, a balut gone bad... smells like it has.

-wech

Yeah, It doesn't have any smell.
Same as when you open a boiled chicken egg.
It's either those whom you asked were never really balut eaters and they were had.
or they made up the story.

After letting some chicks chow on that before heading to the room, I have to disagree with you, there is definitely an odor, maybe not perceptable to pinoys but to my american nose I can smell it (or maybe they had skanky breath to begin with). A half tin of Altoids usually can take care of the odor and I would also light a few candles just in case. Now eating it is a different manner. If I can crunch it then it will go down easy but if is completely mushy then Red Horse is required.

I'm sure you've smelled boiled chicken egg right?

Just think of it.
Its fresh, fully encased and protected just as nature intended it to be (free from impurities and contamination).
Boiled and its warm when you start peeling the shell.

So how could it possibly smell?

UNLESS OF COURSE WHEN IT'S.......

[spellbinder]

[quote="wednesday's child"]
Horse dung? Fuuuuuck... that's sick. And wrong.
Check out the link I provided earlier (in the quotes above).
[/qoute]

I was told by my chinese business partner.
I'm sure he never lied to me.
We share secrets together.

I just wanted to confirm to with you.
Coz I never had the chance to watch the process when the yolk turns green and the white becomes transparent.
It had always fascinated me.
Even to this day.

[wednesday's child]

Horse dung? Fuuuuuck... that's sick. And wrong.
Check out the link I provided earlier (in the quotes above).

I was told by my chinese business partner.
I'm sure he never lied to me.
We share secrets together.

I just wanted to confirm to with you.
Coz I never had the chance to watch the process when the yolk turns green and the white becomes transparent.
It had always fascinated me.
Even to this day.

Eeeeeeee.
Well, maybe there are regional variations within China
with regard to Century Egg prep. But... horse dung?
Damn.

-wech

[spellbinder]

Horse dung? Fuuuuuck... that's sick. And wrong.
Check out the link I provided earlier (in the quotes above).

I was told by my chinese business partner.
I'm sure he never lied to me.
We share secrets together.

I just wanted to confirm to with you.
Coz I never had the chance to watch the process when the yolk turns green and the white becomes transparent.
It had always fascinated me.
Even to this day.

Eeeeeeee.
Well, maybe there are regional variations within China
with regard to Century Egg prep. But... horse dung?
Damn.

-wech

I'm not surprised why the yoke is green.

I am more fascinated on how the white turns transparent like glass when fully cured.
In the pic, this process was not fully cured.
The white is still reddish but you already notice the transparency
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[Don]

Now this I could eat all day, especially with some Suntory or Sapporo.

[wednesday's child]

Hey Gunbot,
That looks great.
What's in with the octopus tentacles? Some kind of pickled radish?

Hi, spellbinder,
The egg white isn't white until it's cooked, no?
A Century Egg is made with RAW eggs, covered in thick mud.
The clear eggwhite (albumin) coagulates as the drying mud draws out the
egg's moisture through the eggshell, even as the color of the mud
leaches in to color the resulting clear gel.

[Don]

You're squishing my squid Oakley

[spellbinder]

Now this I could eat all day, especially with some Suntory or Sapporo.

Yup!
Thats yummy.

Those octopus tentacles have to be fried a little bit so as to create a distinct "taste"
since when eaten raw, there's no taste at all.
You should try them raw.

[Don]

It's white radish that has been pickled (Daikon). Mix in some umeboshi ( pickled plum), salmon flakes and suger. Let it simmer for an hour and there you go.

[spellbinder]

Hey Gunbot,
That looks great.
What's in with the octopus tentacles? Some kind of pickled radish?

Hi, spellbinder,
The egg white isn't white until it's cooked, no?
A Century Egg is made with RAW eggs, covered in thick mud.
The clear eggwhite (albumin) coagulates as the drying mud draws out the
egg's moisture through the eggshell, even as the color of the mud
leaches in to color the resulting clear gel.

Thanks Wech!

[ymsf]

Is that Steve Perry?

[Babyblue]

This is one gross thread.

Thank You!

[Sarah]

The list is more extensive than you might believe, but one charming specialty
that I actually had the personal misfortune to run into was: Pear Salad.
Pear slices, mayonnaise, cheddar cubes on scraps/smears of dissolving lettuce.
That is some hideous shit that'll turn you white, if you're not careful.
Don't get me started on America's interpretation of "Chinese food".
I mean.. fuuuuuuck. Just fuck, fuck, FUCK that crap.

I don't know who eats this pear salad you speak of but it sounds fucking gross.

I don't think American Chinese food is "gross" though. Not authentic, but not gross.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Now this I could eat all day, especially with some Suntory or Sapporo.

Oh yeah, that's a great dish to eat. I've had that regularily in Japan plus every Vietnamese wedding I've gone to (about 10 in all) they serve up something quite similar during the meal. The only dish I do not like at a Vietnamese wedding is the sea cucumber and jelly fish medley.

[stevew2]

Give my a fuckin steak,baked potato, bottle of red,you all can eat all the weird shit you want

[Michigan Girl]

NO KIDDING!!!! I wouldn't even kiss someone after they ate the
half baked unborn duck....I don't care how much staying power
they had!!!

[Rhiannon]

NO KIDDING!!!! I wouldn't even kiss someone after they ate the
half baked unborn duck....I don't care how much staying power
they had!!!

Di-(to the)-tto. Please, I'm gonna ralph all over my desk, guys.