Do You Eat Balut? :-)

I can eat up to 10 baluts in one sitting. It tastes good, the only problem affixed with eating is the possibility of getting a high blood pressure. I like my balut hot and with an enormous almost developed chick inside. Hehehe

i'm filipino yet i have probably eaten the whole balut only once. i didn't enjoy the texture of young bones and feathers in my mouth. it was hard to swallow imaging stuff like that and i'm such a vivid person. since then, i can only enjoy the yolk part and the juice... it's really good. then i'll have one of my friends or brothers (whoever i'm with) eat the young chick for me.

Hi cecillecarmela. Are you a Filipina? Anyway, it surprised me that it was your first time eating "balut" because majority of the Filipinos, young and old, are no strangers to the said delicacy (unless if you grew up abroad, which would explain it). Anyway, I used to eat (and enjoy eating) balut but my decision to change my diet has resulted in me no longer eating it for many years already. Balut is rich in protein but (unfortunately) it also has loads of calories, cholesterol, and uric acid, which can contribute to health concerns. But I guess, it won't hurt if you eat it sparingly.

yes i love eating balut as a Filipino ^_^.. i can eat 5 baluts every day hehehe that's why most Filipinos have problems concerning high blood pressure because of eating balut.. I think it's a tradition

I lived in the philippines for 2 years and I never tried Balut, I never found it interesting enough to try.

Hello! Oh good for you that you eat balut. Me, I do not eat balut but I eat Penoy because I do not like the "sisiw" in the balut.

The way balut is presented is a bit gross to look at but the taste is just same as eating a boiled egg with a bit of the chick's meat in it. The water inside it acts as somewhat a soup. Well I would not recommend you eating more than two since this delicacy is really high in cholesterol and if you have the problem if having high cholesterol this food is not recommended for you.

I only eat the yellow and white part... but never the chick part... even if someone dares me to... i don't think i can... everytime my husband would buy balut... the chick part will be his... i don't know why... but this is one Filipino delicacy that i wouldn't dare eat...

I do eat balut but I exclude the chick from it. I only eat the yolk (the yellow part) and munch on the white, hard part. Then, I drink that certain soup contained in it (which I heard was the urine, but not really sure about it, though). I don't like the look of that raw chick, and me thinking about eating it just makes me gag.

of course! hahahaha i do not find i disgusting, from the look of it.. it looks like disgusting..but then it isn't really. it tastes exquisite!

Yes, I love eating balut. I can eat 2 in one sitting. It's delicious. I wonder why some don't love the taste of it.

Yes as a Filipino I love eating balut. I know that some foreigners can't eat it because they find it ackward. I think it is because of the chicks inside the egg. It is delicacy for us some says it is aphrodisiac and give you strength. It is a good source of protein but high in cholesterol so if you have high blood avoid eating it. I think it is acquired taste I feel the same way if someone introduce me of delicacies of other countries.

hmm balut wow im in israel now for 4years and sence i step my feet her i never see and eat balut but if i will go home i will eat that..i miss balut and philipine food..

Yes, I eat balut. I love it! :)) Actually, my sister and I dissect the chick part before we eat it, because there are bones if the egg's old enough, and sometimes the feathers don't suit my mouth. Anyway, I found out in a countdown that it is the world's most "bizarre" delicacies. I think I watched that countdown in discovery channel.