A balut is a fertilized bird egg (usually a duck) that is incubated for a period of 14 to 21 days, depending on the local culture, and then steamed. The contents are eaten directly from the shell.

Feb 6, 2024 · At its core, balut - a street-food delicacy in the Philippines - is a fertilized duck egg that has been incubated to allow the duck embryo to partially develop.

Jun 10, 2024 · A balut egg is created when a fertilized duck egg is incubated just long enough for the fetus to begin forming, usually between 12 and 18 days. According to most culinary experts, the ideal egg has been incubated for 17 days.

Jan 23, 2024 · Balut, or fertilized duck egg, is considered a Filipino delicacy. As you might imagine, the history of this unique, polarizing food is as interesting as it is.

Feb 24, 2025 · Balut is Filipino street food made by hard-boiling a fertilized and incubated duck egg. This snack has become a very common and popular food throughout Southeast Asia, and custom dictates that the cooked embryo is eaten straight from the shell.

Feb 7, 2014 · The 18-day-old fertilized duck egg has revolted even the most daring foodies. Learn how to eat balut, prized in the Philippines.

May 12, 2023 · Balut is a street food widely consumed in the Philippines, but is also popular in places like Vietnam, where it's called hot vit lon, Thailand, China, Malaysia and other southeast Asian countries. There's no creative way to describe balut, but to just tell it like it is — it's a fertilized duck egg.

Sep 8, 2022 · Wonder what balut is? Then read on to find out about this fertilized duck egg dish, how to make it, how to eat it, and more!

Named after the Tagalog phrase balut sa puti, meaning "wrapped in white," balut is a fertilized duck egg that has been incubated for roughly 18 days. The two-and-a-half-week incubation period allows the duck embryo to develop, meaning there is a partially formed bird encased inside a cocoon of white layer within the egg.

Balut country — Pateros — and the neighboring Rizal towns have variations of the ubiquitous boiled duck’s egg with the little black chick curled up inside. Balut can be roasted by burying in burning rice husks with a fire on top. In the process of balut-making, the unfertilized eggs are removed and sold as penoy.