The Famous Balut at TLC’s Bizarre Foods
For the first time last night, i watched the recently new show at the Travel and Living Channel: Bizarre Foods by Andrew Zimmern.
Last night’s episode featured the Philippines. Guess what was the first stop for bizarre food? Of course, the famous balut. Andrew Zimmern visited Pateros for the balutans and here is what he said about balut:
“It’s the strangest food I’ve ever tasted in my entire life. BUT it is a lot better than what I thought it would be. The juice in there (referring to inside the balut) is the funky thing.”
Andrew Zimmern is one adventurous guy in terms of food. I can eat balut (max 3 in one sitting) but that is nothing to eating frogs,worms and crickets. I am a coward in trying anything that says exotic or delicacy.
Around here, meats of dogs, monitor lizards and pythons are cooked and eaten like chickens. They said all of the above (except the dog’s meat) taste like chicken. Well I wouldn’t know because I haven’t tried them ever and I have no intention of trying.
I will not try a frog, worm or cricket. (I don’t even eat cow’s tripe even if it is kare-kare.) Not even for a travel and living show. He he. 
September 23rd, 2007 at 9:04 pm
UGH! this is where i become very un-filipino and i don’t care kahit na batuhin ako BUT! in my entire life of being a flip? i have NEVAH! EVAH! EVAH EVAH tasted nor do i have any inclination to eat that STUFF! hahaha! even the sight of it masuka suka na ako! hahaha!!!
September 24th, 2007 at 6:30 am
Hi Ate Glo,
I saw that episode too. It was actually the very first episode shown for Bizzare foods.
I miss balut! I miss Philippine street food.
I will try anything but dog meat(I was given dog meat as a child and now my view has changed it’s like eating a family member.) and throbbing Cobra’s heart.
September 24th, 2007 at 9:35 am
tina: i won’t try dog’s meat either. he he.
reyna elena: it’s ok basta wag mo kakalimutan kumain ng ginataang gabi.