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

[Ursuline Chick]

I just pulled this from the beginning:
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I have only seen these white duck eggs and then these brown chicken eggs.
I don't think they have white chicken balut eggs.

I could have done without the pictures of the serving suggestions, thank you.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

https://houston.craigslist.org
Is CL closed?
I'm not able to see anything under this category?

yes that section was closed due to too many pervs!!

 

[Ursuline Chick]

"You, striking American woman. I casually smoked my cigarette outside the Vietnamese market where I work, awaiting your return. We chatted about Vietnamese delicacies. Did you enjoy the eggs I helped you buy? Tell me what market we met at and I will know it's you."

If I don't pee myself before I catch up on this thread I will be shocked!!

 

[Ladybird CA]

Every Vietnamese grocery store I’ve been to sells them, here in Canada too. In California the quail eggs were about 30 cents each at the egg ranch chicken about 50 and duck 70. The grocery stores didn’t sell quail but the eggs were about the same price. Here 99 cents for duck I think it was 75 for chicken. Agreed I’ve only seen brown eggs for the chicken ones. I wonder about hatcheries shipping them, guessing they would have to do overnight or at least priority

 

[RUNuts]

Which begs the question, at what point does balut spoil? Or go bad? (as if it was ever "good"...)
Ok, I understand the live part. Fresh is good???
Freshly dead could also impart the same enjoyment?
But how long after freshly dead do we get to "not good" to "putrid"?

Excuse me while I go lose supper.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

I asked my pops if he ever had about while on duty in Vietnam.... He said not when he was sober..... Hahaha couldn't say if he had when NOT sober.... And then had to explain to Granna what it was. And btw, that parody song is STILL stuck in my head!!!!!

 

[Ursuline Chick]

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OMG

 

[Kiki]

The closest I have is Whole Foods. I have my doubts that they carry balut. We have a few Mexican markets... but I'm doubtful of them as well.

Mexicans do not do balut. I am sure.

 

[Kiki]

So what happened with the Balut eggs? Did they hatch? Looks like I missed something!

Post one has links to balut updates. No balut babies yet. Round three starts Thursday.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Some of the eggs are done...View attachment 1319029 View attachment 1319030

Those are beautiful, more like artwork than the dyed eggs you usually see.