FILIPINO STREET FOOD in MANILA (First Time Trying BALUT) | Ugbo Street Tondo

fertilized duck egg

🥗Healthier: quail egg

💰Cheaper: chicken egg

Quail eggs provide a similar taste experience with less risk of allergens.

Visit Ugmo Street night market in Manila to try various street foods.

Purchase twisty potatoes seasoned with barbecue powder.

Taste the twisty potatoes and suggest they might be better with just salt.

Try seafood on a stick that is deep-fried right in front of them.

Enjoy the seafood, noting the freshness and that it is very hot.

Buy crab balls and bacon from a fish ball stand, noting the preparation method.

Taste the crab and bacon balls, commenting on their doughy texture and the pancake sauce.

Discuss the differences in food preparation compared to back home in Canada.

Find and try isau (chicken intestine), noting its tenderness and chewy texture.

Taste the isau and describe it as tasting like chicken, despite its appearance.

Purchase mango juice and comment on its refreshing taste.

Find balut (fertilized duck egg) and express hesitation about trying it.

Describe balut as a hard-boiled fertilized duck egg and express regret about looking it up beforehand.

Taste balut, noting it tastes like a boiled egg with vinegar hot sauce.

Encourage each other to try balut and share their reactions.

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