OT: Balut

May 9, 2007

Hey y'all,

Kathleen wrote:

> The only duck egg I won't eat is a " balut " . Maybe it's spelled,

baloot. In

> any case it's NASTY. Ran into them in the Philippines. Dinaguan is

another

> dish I won't eat, although unlike baloot I at least tried it. I won't go

> into what it is, lets just leave it at.... The cat took one whiff of the

> dinaguan and ran from the room after letting out a loud howl. And

that's the

> TRUFF!

That " Balut " she is describing is eaten throughout Asia .. check it

out here .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut

First time I encountered one was in 1964 .. was a guest at the home of

a South Vietnamese officer .. when I broke the egg in my plate all the

gooey stuff ran out .. and they laughed at me .. they were expecting

this American to not eat it .. and I didn't. ;-)

Then in the early 80s I was on TDY to Cubi Point Marine Base in the

Philippines .. usually ate dinner at the Officers Club and had a few

beers afterward. The waitresses and female bartenders were all very

beautiful creatures .. but they could gag a maggot off'n a gut wagon

when they took a break and started eating balut. ;-)

Dinaguan I've had .. not something I would order at a restaurant but I

managed to get it down. Its made with the insides of a hawg .. to

include the blood. Brit folks oughta scarf it right up seeing as they

are heavy into blood puddings of all kinds. ;-)

I've ate pretty much everything my counterparts ate worldwide .. dog,

cat, snake, monkey and some things in Somalia we couldn't identify so

we just called'em critters .. but to this day the only two foods I can

not and will not put in my mouth is milk .. and balut. Love yoghurt

and sour cream and all kinds of dairy products .. even buttermilk ..

but no way can I take what down home we call " sweet milk " .

Seems to me that them what can handle sweet milk oughta be able to

handle balut with no problem a'tall. ;-)

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

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May 9, 2007

Amen Butch!!

I spent 2 years in the PI and would'nt eat it for any amount of money or

anything else for that matter!!

It is spelled right.

Lynn

Butch Owen <butchbsi wrote:

Hey y'all,

Kathleen wrote:

> The only duck egg I won't eat is a " balut " . Maybe it's spelled,

baloot. In

> any case it's NASTY. Ran into them in the Philippines. Dinaguan is

another

> dish I won't eat, although unlike baloot I at least tried it. I won't go

> into what it is, lets just leave it at.... The cat took one whiff of the

> dinaguan and ran from the room after letting out a loud howl. And

that's the

> TRUFF!

That " Balut " she is describing is eaten throughout Asia .. check it

out here .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut

First time I encountered one was in 1964 .. was a guest at the home of

a South Vietnamese officer .. when I broke the egg in my plate all the

gooey stuff ran out .. and they laughed at me .. they were expecting

this American to not eat it .. and I didn't. ;-)

Then in the early 80s I was on TDY to Cubi Point Marine Base in the

Philippines .. usually ate dinner at the Officers Club and had a few

beers afterward. The waitresses and female bartenders were all very

beautiful creatures .. but they could gag a maggot off'n a gut wagon

when they took a break and started eating balut. ;-)

Dinaguan I've had .. not something I would order at a restaurant but I

managed to get it down. Its made with the insides of a hawg .. to

include the blood. Brit folks oughta scarf it right up seeing as they

are heavy into blood puddings of all kinds. ;-)

I've ate pretty much everything my counterparts ate worldwide .. dog,

cat, snake, monkey and some things in Somalia we couldn't identify so

we just called'em critters .. but to this day the only two foods I can

not and will not put in my mouth is milk .. and balut. Love yoghurt

and sour cream and all kinds of dairy products .. even buttermilk ..

but no way can I take what down home we call " sweet milk " .

Seems to me that them what can handle sweet milk oughta be able to

handle balut with no problem a'tall. ;-)

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

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May 9, 2007

>Brit folks oughta scarf it right up seeing as they

are heavy into blood puddings of all kinds. ;-)

Not this brit.. One of the few foods I WILL not eat..

Graham Sorenson

http://TheGuideToAromatherapy.com

May 9, 2007

Lynn -at least you could avoid the smell. We went to Subic Bay to ship our car

back to the states. To get back home we took a local bus from there to Manila.

Balut was the snack du jour. The trip took hours, and even hanging out of an

open window didn't help the overpowering, sickening smell. Getting to Manila

and dealing with possible death by jeepney driver was preferable to smelling

balut. That is a really bad memory lol. Tam

Lynn Rivarde <windstarlove wrote:

Amen Butch!!

I spent 2 years in the PI and would'nt eat it for any amount of money or

anything else for that matter!!

It is spelled right.

Lynn

Butch Owen <butchbsi wrote:

Hey y'all,

Kathleen wrote:

> The only duck egg I won't eat is a " balut " . Maybe it's spelled,

baloot. In

> any case it's NASTY. Ran into them in the Philippines. Dinaguan is

another

> dish I won't eat, although unlike baloot I at least tried it. I won't go

> into what it is, lets just leave it at.... The cat took one whiff of the

> dinaguan and ran from the room after letting out a loud howl. And

that's the

> TRUFF!

That " Balut " she is describing is eaten throughout Asia .. check it

out here .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut

First time I encountered one was in 1964 .. was a guest at the home of

a South Vietnamese officer .. when I broke the egg in my plate all the

gooey stuff ran out .. and they laughed at me .. they were expecting

this American to not eat it .. and I didn't. ;-)

Then in the early 80s I was on TDY to Cubi Point Marine Base in the

Philippines .. usually ate dinner at the Officers Club and had a few

beers afterward. The waitresses and female bartenders were all very

beautiful creatures .. but they could gag a maggot off'n a gut wagon

when they took a break and started eating balut. ;-)

Dinaguan I've had .. not something I would order at a restaurant but I

managed to get it down. Its made with the insides of a hawg .. to

include the blood. Brit folks oughta scarf it right up seeing as they

are heavy into blood puddings of all kinds. ;-)

I've ate pretty much everything my counterparts ate worldwide .. dog,

cat, snake, monkey and some things in Somalia we couldn't identify so

we just called'em critters .. but to this day the only two foods I can

not and will not put in my mouth is milk .. and balut. Love yoghurt

and sour cream and all kinds of dairy products .. even buttermilk ..

but no way can I take what down home we call " sweet milk " .

Seems to me that them what can handle sweet milk oughta be able to

handle balut with no problem a'tall. ;-)

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

Light a Candle for the Innocent Victims of Online Child Pornography

http://www.lightamillioncandles.com/

Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell?

Check outnew cars at Autos.

May 9, 2007

I can imagine, I was never close to it just heard about it from GI's and locals.

I always braved the roads and drove myself wherever I wanted to go. Were you

Military? If so they should have gotten your car to Subic and you back to Manila

if you had to drive it there.

That was one different place, that's for sure. I learned a lot about survival

there. Would I go back, probably just wouldn't want to stay 2 years. Bagio was a

beautiful place, went there for R & R. I went all over Luzon, never went off the

island though.

Lynn

Tamara Shortt <stuff7321 wrote:

Lynn -at least you could avoid the smell. We went to Subic Bay to ship

our car back to the states. To get back home we took a local bus from there to

Manila. Balut was the snack du jour. The trip took hours, and even hanging out

of an open window didn't help the overpowering, sickening smell. Getting to

Manila and dealing with possible death by jeepney driver was preferable to

smelling balut. That is a really bad memory lol. Tam

May 9, 2007

Ooooooh! I remember Bagio! It was lovely and what a difference from Manila.

We went there during the summers for vacation and it was a TRIP getting up

there. When we went (many many many Moons ago) one had to cross a wooden

bridge. The folk who lived in the vicinity would take everyother board so

crossing it was a HUGE anxiety attack. It was also on the way to Bagio that

we were once stopped by folk with very big guns selling tickets to a long

over festival.... we bought the tickets! LOL! The roads were twisty windy

with no guard rails and great huge billboards advertizing " Aginomoto " ROFL!

The stuff one remembers.

Me dad gave me a disk of some pictures when we used to live in Manila,

including after a typhoon with huge waves crashing over the walls. Perhaps

when I'm feeling ambitious I'll post some in the photo section.

K

On 5/9/07, Lynn Rivarde <windstarlove wrote:

>

> I can imagine, I was never close to it just heard about it from GI's and

> locals. I always braved the roads and drove myself wherever I wanted to go.

> Were you Military? If so they should have gotten your car to Subic and you

> back to Manila if you had to drive it there.

> That was one different place, that's for sure. I learned a lot about

> survival there. Would I go back, probably just wouldn't want to stay 2

> years. Bagio was a beautiful place, went there for R & R. I went all over

> Luzon, never went off the island though.

> Lynn

>

> Tamara Shortt <stuff7321 <stuff7321%40>> wrote:

> Lynn -at least you could avoid the smell. We went to Subic Bay to ship our

> car back to the states. To get back home we took a local bus from there to

> Manila. Balut was the snack du jour. The trip took hours, and even hanging

> out of an open window didn't help the overpowering, sickening smell. Getting

> to Manila and dealing with possible death by jeepney driver was preferable

> to smelling balut. That is a really bad memory lol. Tam

>

--

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

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Http://www.woobeyworld.com

May 10, 2007

My father was stationed at Clark AFB. He took leave so we could visit friends

in Manila - therefore the local transportation. Our friends drove us back up to

the base. My mother was furious with him for putting us through that though.

I loved living there. We traveled a lot too - saw Corregidor, and Bataan, and

spent a couple of weeks in a Cambodian styled vacation house outside of Subic

every year. Of course we took the harrowing trip to Bagio, but the silver was

worth it. I'm definitely going back on a silver and bead buying trip. I guess

your perspective is different when you're a kid. I might have felt differently

about it if I were living there as an adult. It really is a breathtakingly

beautiful, very different place that worked for me. Its really shaped how I

view the world, and I also learned how to survive and figure out what's really

important. I had trouble acclimating back to the U.S. at first, but I got over

it.

I couldn't stand balut, but Filipino food is the best. This is really terrible,

but I always hoped that the maid would cook instead of my mother - who is a

fabulous cook. Put some lumpia or pansit in front of me and I'm putty in your

hands. Now that's a good memory! Tam

Lynn Rivarde <windstarlove wrote: I

can imagine, I was never close to it just heard about it from GI's and locals. I

always braved the roads and drove myself wherever I wanted to go. Were you

Military? If so they should have gotten your car to Subic and you back to Manila

if you had to drive it there.

That was one different place, that's for sure. I learned a lot about survival

there. Would I go back, probably just wouldn't want to stay 2 years. Bagio was a

beautiful place, went there for R & R. I went all over Luzon, never went off the

island though.

Lynn

Tamara Shortt <stuff7321 wrote:

Lynn -at least you could avoid the smell. We went to Subic Bay to

ship our car back to the states. To get back home we took a local bus from there

to Manila. Balut was the snack du jour. The trip took hours, and even hanging

out of an open window didn't help the overpowering, sickening smell. Getting to

Manila and dealing with possible death by jeepney driver was preferable to

smelling balut. That is a really bad memory lol. Tam

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May 10, 2007

Butting in again

Oh YEAH, Pansit and Lumpia! My mom is a GREAT cook (our maid SUCKED... she

once made FLAT duck and black green beans... we never did figure out how she

flattened the duck) and thank goodness for that. When we came back to the

states she found pansit noodles and would make it now and again... And then

tell us to brush our teeth about three times after dinner... THE GARLIC....

Lemon juice always made the dish.

I remember Corregidor and Bataan. We also did day trips to Ta-al the volcano

and to Madabunki (beach-inlet). My father was stationed in Manila so we had

a different experience that the kids stationed in Clark. For one, no base

housing, we lived in a compound. Another, no local school, we were bussed

out to Jusmag and had to go past Quezon City, twice a day... I mention it

because it was always past a huge fish market and there was always a mad

dash for the windows and we all held our breath for as long as possible. No

one made it the whole way! LOLOL!

Well, off to bed, it's almost 1 am

K

On 5/9/07, Tamara Shortt <stuff7321 wrote:

>

> My father was stationed at Clark AFB. He took leave so we could visit

> friends in Manila - therefore the local transportation. Our friends drove us

> back up to the base. My mother was furious with him for putting us through

> that though.

>

> I loved living there. We traveled a lot too - saw Corregidor, and Bataan,

> and spent a couple of weeks in a Cambodian styled vacation house outside of

> Subic every year. Of course we took the harrowing trip to Bagio, but the

> silver was worth it. I'm definitely going back on a silver and bead buying

> trip. I guess your perspective is different when you're a kid. I might have

> felt differently about it if I were living there as an adult. It really is a

> breathtakingly beautiful, very different place that worked for me. Its

> really shaped how I view the world, and I also learned how to survive and

> figure out what's really important. I had trouble acclimating back to the

> U.S. at first, but I got over it.

>

> I couldn't stand balut, but Filipino food is the best. This is really

> terrible, but I always hoped that the maid would cook instead of my mother -

> who is a fabulous cook. Put some lumpia or pansit in front of me and I'm

> putty in your hands. Now that's a good memory! Tam

>

> Lynn Rivarde <windstarlove <windstarlove%40>> wrote: I

> can imagine, I was never close to it just heard about it from GI's and

> locals. I always braved the roads and drove myself wherever I wanted to go.

> Were you Military? If so they should have gotten your car to Subic and you

> back to Manila if you had to drive it there.

> That was one different place, that's for sure. I learned a lot about

> survival there. Would I go back, probably just wouldn't want to stay 2

> years. Bagio was a beautiful place, went there for R & R. I went all over

> Luzon, never went off the island though.

> Lynn

>

> Tamara Shortt <stuff7321 <stuff7321%40>> wrote:

> Lynn -at least you could avoid the smell. We went to Subic Bay to ship our

> car back to the states. To get back home we took a local bus from there to

> Manila. Balut was the snack du jour. The trip took hours, and even hanging

> out of an open window didn't help the overpowering, sickening smell. Getting

> to Manila and dealing with possible death by jeepney driver was preferable

> to smelling balut. That is a really bad memory lol. Tam

>

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> Browse Top Cars by " Green Rating " at Autos' Green Center.

>

May 14, 2007

No problem butting in - I didn't reply earlier because I just got back from

Boston attending my nephew's college graduation.

Mom never developed a taste for Asian food, so she always cooked dinner. But

the maid always made us lunch. After awhile my mother stopped fighting us, and

let us eat what the maid wanted us to try. We'd lived in Japan previously, and

my sister and I developed a real appreciation for Japanese food so we figured

Filipino food would be just as good. We were right. Luckily we have some great

Filipino restaurants in town, so now I can get my fix every now and then.

Before our base housing became available, we lived off base in Angeles City for

eight months. It wasn't an enclosed compound, but there were guards stationed

every few blocks. Supposedly they were to protect us from headhunters who lived

not far away in the hills. I never saw any so that story was probably an urban

myth. But its a great story to tell the kids around a campfire. They never

believe that there is such a thing as headhunters. My mother refused to allow

my father to buy any shrunken heads, so we never had any visuals we could use to

try to convince them.

Living on base was great. We had a split school day because there were so many

more families there than the school could accommodate. We went to early class

from 6 am to Noon. The late class was from 1 pm - 7 pm. Getting up before 5 am

sucked, but we had the rest of the day after school to go to the pool, the

movies, or the hobby shop to paint, draw, make ceramics or whatever. It was a

lot of fun.

We didn't go to those two places you mentioned, but I remember that fish market

in Quezon City. It smelled just as bad (in a different way) as the sugar mill

did. The mill was on the way to Subic Bay also. I forgot to mention before

that the bus trip was twice as bad because we had to smell rotten sulfur from

balut, AND sulfur from processing sugar cane. You really did have deal with the

fact that the country smelled much different than the U.S.

Kathleen Petrides <WoobeyQueen wrote: