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Balut on National Geographic

Kumakain ako ng balut (kung tinatawag ng pagkakataon), aborted sisiw man o pato pero dahil sa portrayal na ito ng NatGeo, baka “next time” na lang ang isagot ko lagi sa mag-aalok sa akin ng balut 😀

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  1. Margarita Holmes was Mom’s friend in college at U.P.

    The video is a bit disconcerting. I’ve eaten one, and it was actually delicious, but the video made it so disgusting, ergo, the people are disgusting too which is such an unfair impression. I’ve been asked several times if filipinos really eat worms as part of national food fare/ Sometimes videos like this give the wrong impression.

    1. i think NatGeo made it look very disgusting with matching dirty and gritty background to scare western viewers 😀

      wow, your mom must be very proud of how far her friend (holmes) has been successful with her career…i wish i had celebrity friends too 😀

      1. I know, right?What’s sad is that videos from other countries, even those from really backward parts of the world like from some tribe in Africa, always look better than the ones from the Philippines. Maybe I expect something better from the Philippines?

        1. yes, i think the philippines has that tendency to be portrayed this way very often especially in documentaries or movies and i hope the philippines could get past that reputation in the future…

          by the way, i do not know which state you live in, but i hope you are all safe there with this BIG storm ravaging the US. it’s all over the news.

  2. ahaha, oks lang naman, kapatid. na-highlight lang siguro kaya parang kadirdirs, hihi… heniwey, kumakain din ako ng balot pero ‘yong tiny weeny pa ang duck fetus at bihi-bihira lang. para kasing masyado syang rich food, kaya as sparingly as possible… at any rate, gets ko naman bakit ang iba, sobrang hilig dito. masarap sya… hello, patriot. 🙂

    1. humahanga ako sa mga babaeng kumakain ng balut at iba pang mga kakanin sa kalsada, pinapakita nilang hindi sila mga inarte 😀 pero sinadya nga yata ng palabas na pagmukhaing kakila-kilabot ang laman ng balut 😀

  3. hahaha, namiss ko tuloy ang balut! meron yata dine pero mglalakbay pa ko patungong sentro, at hinde pareho ng lasa. mas masarap ata pag nasa basket at inilalako sa kalsada hehehe…

    Yes, no matter what, Forever Balut + Bagoong Alamang! 🙂

    Ung mahal na kape, ok lang kung may free taste. pero kung bibili… ok na ko sa 3 in 1. = p

  4. Wag mo na inext time. Anu’t ano pa ay makakain modin yan, sa ibang anyo nga lang. Pwedeng itlog pa lang sila o paglaki nila, kahit ano.. Nagkataon lang talagang marunong tayong mga pinoy mag-incubate ng kahit ano. Hakhak. Idinesenyo sila para kainin, kaya okay lang na mag-fetal feast. Masarap naman! Hakhak.

      1. ngayon ko lang pinanood yung video. aphrodisiac amp. hakhak. napanood ko yang luwak coffee sa animal planet, grabe ang mahal 80USD per cup. litsi. hongmohol mohol.

        1. pinagmalaki pa nyang lima asawa n’ya wahahaha 😀 ang mahal nga ng kapeng yun, makakabili ka na ng isa’t kalahating iphone 5 sa presyo ng isang tasang kape.

          bakit ganyan ang mga mayayaman, ano? nandidiri sa balut pero umiinom ng ebak ng hayop hehe

  5. Aim naman talaga ng Nat Geo na magmukhang nakakadiri nung mga ifi-feature nila lalo na sa Taboo foods yan nafeature. Kahit i-feature siguro nila ang Bagoong Alamang eh kaya nilang maging mukhang nakakadiri rin dahil pinoy lang din ang nasasarapan dun. Anyway, pwedeng i-generalize na, pag pinoy ka, nasasarapan ka sa mga to. Kaya magpraktis ka na… Hehe

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