balut
Developing duck dish
Balut is a fertilized duck egg with a partially developed embryo inside, boiled and eaten from the shell.
It's a popular street food in the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries, typically consumed with salt or vinegar.
The embryo is usually 14 to 21 days old, with visible features like feathers and beak.
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Made capable of developing
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- embryoOrganism before birth
- fetusGestating offspring
feathered · veins · beak · bones · cartilage · membrane · gestational
Made capable of developing
- boiledHeated until bubbling
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- umamiFifth taste sensation
- proteinFolded amino chain
Vietnamese · Cambodian · Lao · soup · broth · yolk · albumen · chick
Connoisseur of fine cuisine
- aphrodisiacArousal-inducing substance
- specialtyArea of expertise
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- folk-medicineTraditional healing without doctors
virility · stamina · prized · sought-after · authentic · nostalgic · celebratory · indulgence
fertilized
Made capable of developing
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- embryoOrganism before birth
fetus · feathered · veins · beak · bones · cartilage · membrane · gestational
fertilized
Made capable of developing
protein · Vietnamese · Cambodian · Lao · soup · broth · yolk · albumen · chick · feathered
gourmet
Connoisseur of fine cuisine
- aphrodisiacArousal-inducing substance
- specialtyArea of expertise
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
folk-medicine · virility · stamina · prized · sought-after · authentic · nostalgic · celebratory · indulgence
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- squeamishEasily disgusted or nauseated
gross-out · polarizing · morality · sentience · welfare · sensitivity · visceral · forbidden
Manila
Philippine seat of government
balutscrambled eggs
Stirred ova dish
hard-boiled egg · chicken nuggets · bland food · comfort food · white bread