My flight to Manila this time was really interesting. Firstly, I had a guy suddenly walk up to me at boarding gate and lifted my luggage from the back to be pushed through the scanner. I was quite surprised because in the first place, I didn't need any help. Maybe he was just being a gentleman. but he kept on asking which hotel I'm staying at. Then I was surprised that no one sat in between of me and another passenger though I was told the flight is full. Then, suddenly the air steward came and asked me if I mind a gentleman came and sat beside me and it happened to be the guy who lifted my bag. Scary! During the whole journey, I just read my Times magazine and sleep so that I don't need to have any conversations with him.
I had to wait in line to use the lavatory and at the galley, stood a very good looking air steward with a well-built body frame. Just before my turn, he went in and clean up the lavatory for me to use. It was a very nice and professional act. Then, I requested for a copy of The Star newspaper. The same good looking air steward came back and he whispered to me, "Sorry mdm, I couldn't get you the star but I got you The Star newspapers!" Lol.. I was speechless. Yes, cheesy but I'm happy. hahah....
There, I was served a plate of eggs....
Ok... I think I knew what those eggs were! I would love to try the balut when in the philippines. And they go "huh?!! really?!!" and I said yeah! And these eggs on the table that greeted me were indeed balut eggs. Well, in a nutshell, balut is a boiled, fertilized egg, a popular food in the Philippines which is sold by the street vendors and it's only 7 pesos each. Apparently, the balut is taken as an aphrodisiac especially for men!
I was quite hungry actually. And I can't wait for the meeting to be over to eat some eggs! We used some hot water to warm up the eggs as the eggs are already cooked.
To eat it, you'll have to knock the rounded end of the egg and start peeling from there. You're also supposed to sip the broth around the embryo as you start peeling the shell. The broth tasted like chicken stock. I didn't feel any unpleasantness from it.
Wait till you finish peeling the whole egg. There are actually 3 parts of the fertilized egg. There's the egg part that looks like hard boiled egg yolk (with veins) and the stone part which has an unappetizing cartilaginous toughness. I did not take it due to the hardy texture. The main part is where the young chick is. It's soft and slippery.
I must say that eating the young chick part was quite a challenge as you can see the intestines and feathers that surrounded that part of the egg. Well, I must say that I've been quite brave to eat it in 3 bites. Even some people dare not do it as they will usually eat the whole thing in one bite. The texture is gooey like how an offal would taste like. And the taste is something like a hard-boiled egg yolk except that it's jelly-like. You can also eat it with salt and vinegar.
The tip for 1st time eating it is to not look at the egg when you eat it so that it doesn't look that disgusting. When you start looking hard, you'll find the beak, the eyes and the head! Then you won't want to eat at all!
Enjoy the video. That is my 2nd egg. I'm glad I wasn't scared to eat it and I have gotten over the fear factor! But now I doubt anyone would want to kiss me now...
And I think I'm overdose on eggs that day. I had scrambled eggs at the lounge for breakfast, I had eggs in the plane, and then I had another 2 baluts. My cholesterol must be on the highest level!
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Ok... I think I knew what those eggs were! I would love to try the balut when in the philippines. And they go "huh?!! really?!!" and I said yeah! And these eggs on the table that greeted me were indeed balut eggs. Well, in a nutshell, balut is a boiled, fertilized egg, a popular food in the Philippines which is sold by the street vendors and it's only 7 pesos each. Apparently, the balut is taken as an aphrodisiac especially for men!
I was quite hungry actually. And I can't wait for the meeting to be over to eat some eggs! We used some hot water to warm up the eggs as the eggs are already cooked.
To eat it, you'll have to knock the rounded end of the egg and start peeling from there. You're also supposed to sip the broth around the embryo as you start peeling the shell. The broth tasted like chicken stock. I didn't feel any unpleasantness from it.
Wait till you finish peeling the whole egg. There are actually 3 parts of the fertilized egg. There's the egg part that looks like hard boiled egg yolk (with veins) and the stone part which has an unappetizing cartilaginous toughness. I did not take it due to the hardy texture. The main part is where the young chick is. It's soft and slippery.
I must say that eating the young chick part was quite a challenge as you can see the intestines and feathers that surrounded that part of the egg. Well, I must say that I've been quite brave to eat it in 3 bites. Even some people dare not do it as they will usually eat the whole thing in one bite. The texture is gooey like how an offal would taste like. And the taste is something like a hard-boiled egg yolk except that it's jelly-like. You can also eat it with salt and vinegar.
The tip for 1st time eating it is to not look at the egg when you eat it so that it doesn't look that disgusting. When you start looking hard, you'll find the beak, the eyes and the head! Then you won't want to eat at all!
Enjoy the video. That is my 2nd egg. I'm glad I wasn't scared to eat it and I have gotten over the fear factor! But now I doubt anyone would want to kiss me now...
And I think I'm overdose on eggs that day. I had scrambled eggs at the lounge for breakfast, I had eggs in the plane, and then I had another 2 baluts. My cholesterol must be on the highest level!
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