is it actually safe to eat an egg that quit?

risingeaglefarm said:

I know that fresh eggs are supposed to be safe to keep at room temperature, as long as they are unwashed, because of the antibacterial film on the outside of the egg. So would a partially developed egg that died in the incubator still be safe to eat, too?….
This article seems to think so
http://businessdiary.com.ph/1139/how-to-start-a-balut-making-business/
Read step 8

I really want to try balut but I don't necessarily want to kill chicks to do it. So if I could eat the chicks that died during incubation that would be great.

Now my common sense tells me that to eat a dead animal that has been sitting in moist 100 degree temperature for 1 or two weeks would be a really bad idea.

But this article seems to be suggesting just that. And then, I guess what's the difference between eating a fertilized egg that's been sitting at room temp for a week and one that's partially developed and sitting in an incubator? Slightly higher temp, and a little more embryo... But doesn't the egg shell still keep bacteria out?

I don't necessarily want to eat eggs that are a week dead though, I was thinking of candling them everyday and cooking the dead ones right away.

What do y'all think? I know a lot of people are going to say "I wouldnt" but please put a little more thought into it than that

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chickengeorgeto said:

joie de vivre..... Laissez les bons temps rouler

Duck eggs that have been incubated for 18 days and chicken eggs that have been incubated for 14 days are commonly sold and eaten as "ethnic" foods. Hard boil the eggs for 30 minutes to kill any bacteria that made its way inside the egg while the mommy duck or hen was sitting on it. These eggs are refered to as "balut" eggs.

The ducklings' or chicks' bones and down has not developed or hardened at this stage and you can eat the whole contents of the shell like you would a soft boiled egg.

Let us know how your children like balut.

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AmyLynn2374 said:

First just let me say, I feel like I am in an epsisode of NCIS New Orleans...(Oh, we gonna let the good times roll...lol) and second

To each their own. Watched an episode of Fear Factor, I believe it was where this "balut" you speak of was one of the challenges. I would have lost right there...lol

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chickengeorgeto said:

Oh, but Miss AmyLynn, some adventurous soul had to first pry open and eat a raw oyster, and I should add that this was way back before the discovery of horseradish sauce or saltine crackers. If that adventurous bon vivant was not you, then who are the usual suspects?

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AmyLynn2374 said:

Quote:
Hunger. That is the leading cause of odd discoveries. When you are truly hungry, things don't appear as revolting.

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JadedPhoenix said:

Hunger. That is the leading cause of odd discoveries. When you are truly hungry, things don't appear as revolting.

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