The embryo, though visually striking, offers a rich texture and a taste that combines the best of both egg and duck.  The consumption of balut has sparked debates internationally, especially in ...

This street food is common in the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam and is loved by many. Balut is a fertilized bird egg, usually a duck, that has been incubated between 14 and 21 days.

We went to Maharlika in New York City to try Balut—a hard-boiled egg with a developing duck inside. Balut is a common street food in the Philippines. The waiter at Maharlika told us that this ...

Hapunan is a first-person Filipino suspense game about a young street food vendor hawking balut (fertilised duck eggs) on a quiet corner late at night.