➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[featherhead007]

Just wait till they pip!!


So bring a flashlight...


A suggestion ...bring a big calendar or make a grid with mama duck on nest at day 1 - use tally marks for numbering each day 2 thru 30. Go to live balut and ask by drawing a qustion mark on say the 3 sets of five talleys (15 days?). Store person can indicate yes or no. Proceed until yes. Then go to the fridge eggs and get him her to point at your page. Then you have idea how long eggs are in unbought live before they get cooked.

Beware you could get abnormal ducklings if they were cool too long. Sorry.

angry mama ducks, have sharp bills! So don't eat their babies, balut or otherwise!

 

[featherhead007]

tell them you are making a you tube documentary! works every time!

sorry you tube, nothin but respect for yah, honestly!

 

[Boonie Stomper]

angry mama ducks, have sharp bills! So don't eat their babies, balut or otherwise!

umm... not mallards. Unless you consider clothes clips sharp!

 

[Boonie Stomper]

How warm were the eggs in the store display?

 

[featherhead007]

umm... not mallards. Unless you considerclothes clips sharp!

Mallards, extremely dangerous! they will nnnnm nnnnm nmmm you to death! Quack! quack!

 

[Kiki]

Store Adventure.
I take a deep breath...get our of the car and hit record on my phone (which was in my hand) and walk up to the store.

I grab a cart (they are stored out front) to pretend I am going to shop.
As I am about to walk into the store I recognize a man taking a break out front.
I walk up to him and:

Me: Excuse me.
Him: Stays looking at his phone.
Me: Excuse me a little louder.
Him: Just stares at me.

Me: Hi! Can I ask you a question
Him: Nods yes.
Me: I bought some eggs the other day for a taste test and when I cracked (I fibbed a little) the egg open I was surprised.
Him: Laughs out loud and says Balut? I think he was asking me a question but am not sure.
Me: I am looking for normal duck eggs...ones that don't have babies inside.
Him: Yes yes.
Me: (WHAT?)
Me: Do you sell normal duck eggs?
Him: Giggling..yes yes..in the plastic.
Me: Ok..thanks.

I should have left it at that but something snapped and I remembered I was suppose to be asking questions.

Me: Do you eat those Balut eggs?
Him: Yes! Well I don't eat the baby I just drink the juice.
Me: How long have those eggs...that I bought the other day from your counter top inside...how long have they been developing?
Him: I don't know...they are fresh we get new ones in each week.
Me: So you mean they are ready to cook now? I don't need to wait a few days to cook them first?
Him: No no they are fresh.

Me: I am so nervous I have no clue what to say next so I say thank you and walk in.

Then this happens:
I walk straight to the counter to look at the ducks eggs again and grab my phone to stop the filming of the convo to take a picture.

I'm not done with this story.

 

[Kiki]

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As soon as the incubator finishes.

Oh my!
She is fat!
I love her!

 

[Kiki]

AAs I am standing there staring at the Balut chicken eggs I am again in shock.
The one looks like it's hatching!
The man that I had just talked to out front walks in and is now standing behind the counter with all these Balut eggs so I figured I better start asking questions again.

(Am i suppose to be capitalizing the B...I have no clue?)

This conversation I don't remember quite as well but lets just say that I learned that the drinking of the juice from this egg is suppose to go real well with salt and those greens I posted earlier.
He showed me where the "normal" duck eggs where...the ones in the plastic:

I thought about buying these normal duck eggs for @PirateGirl 's taste test but at this point I don't think I could eat a duck egg to save my life.

I have to buy something right? I can't just walk around and take pictures and ask questions then just walk right out of the store.
So I grab what I think might be normal cooked duck eggs and go back to the man.
Me: Are the normal or do these have a baby inside?


Him: No no those are good..see the picture?

WHAT?
You mean this whole time I was suppose to be looking at the pictures!?!?
He walks around the counter and points out the picture on the BALUT DUCK and chicken eggs sign.

I about lost it.

I bought some boiled salted ducks eggs that will most likely go straight to the trash can because I just felt bad and needed to buy something.

 

[Kiki]

Tomorrow I am going back to find out more about these:

 

[lazy gardener]

I wanna get me some Balut. I work with a gal from Philippines. Wonder if she has an "in" to the Asian market?