Take one and
one-half cups
of green peas, and cook them with one and one-half tablespoons of good
butter, and a pinch of salt.
Take four hard-boiled eggs,
cut them in two lengthwise, and put them on a platter; pour over them
the
peas as a sauce.
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Did You Know?
A balut is a fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed
embryo inside
that is boiled and eaten in the shell.
Popularly
believed to be an aphrodisiac and considered a high-protein, hearty
snack, balut are mostly sold by street vendors in the regions where
they are available. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines.
They are common, everyday food in some other countries in Southeast Asia,
such as in Laos and Thailand (where it is called Khai Luk), Cambodia (Pong
tea khon in Cambodian), and Vietnam (Trứng vịt lộn or Hột vịt lộn in
Vietnamese). They are often served with beer.
The Filipino
and Malay word balut (balot) means "wrapped" – depending on
pronunciation.
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