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The Chronicles of Cambodia 6: Eating the embryo
I am finally BACK ! I am BACK blogging. Curse facebook and twitter for taking up my blogging time, LOL. Anyway i am back here to finish off my Cambodia entries with the second last entry which is basically the 2nd last day in Siem Reap. For some reason i think it was a bad idea shooting this particular shot in sepia cause it emphasizes how dirty the hands were.
If you didn’t already know, the egg looking thing in the plate my friend is the unborn ducky -_-!
It’s known as Balut in the Philippines.
We didn’t actually plan to do this but so happened a lady cycled passed us and asked in Cambodian if we would like try. Our guide, Siya then stopped her and said he would have one. Thus giving us the opportunity to see how she prepares. From cracking the egg, to digging out the duck and serving with certain leaves and ginger.
Sister number 1 was terrified seeing the duck on her plate. HAHAhaha.
Siya showed us how to eat it and then he explained why people in Cambodia resorted to eating fried insects, unborn ducks, etc. It all started off with a certain regime taking over the whole country and the people were left to starve for food. Thus most of them resorted to insects to fill up their hungry tummies. Of course time flew by but the habit or crave for insects never left, thus you see many roadside vendors selling fried insects and also unborn ducks.
This is why i love traveling, you always gain something from a trip especially when you are backpacking. Experiencing what the normal people have to go through would definitely open our eyes bigger and thanking for what we have.
Imagine me telling a Cambodian my side of the story of hunger. When i am hungry, i don’t go hunting for insects but i end up at Murni having Nasi Goreng Maryland Special and Watermelon Special, LOL.
Nom nom nom the duckling T.T
Lee May also tried …. with her eyes closed. Might as well don’t see what you are eating. Good thinking by our resident pharmacist 
So as Lee May tried … Sister Number 1 and Sister Number 2 were …
…. freaking OUT ! HAHAHAHA
Imagine halfway through, Siya pointed out that certain part of the egg was like the pillow for the duck @.@!
I didn’t try.
So to recap, i never tried the insects in Phnom Penh and i never tried the duck in Siem Reap >.<!
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I didn’t wanna try it at all. Interesting Facebook layout.
quite gross. i’ll probably try this when i’m drunk lol
Maybe i shall try balut next time… :hmm:
btw, U shud really try the insects la. :good:
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I actually wanna try, but didn’t have the guts to do so. T.T perhaps, if there’s Philippines trip in future, i’ll try it. Ahaks!
>_< i rather bang the wall than trying it! =.=
if i eat it, it won't be a memorable trip, but more of a gruesome trip.
eeee balut!
this was one of the dishes on fear factor
btw, I love the facebook like theme. For a second I thought I was on facebook!
aL laugh until so adorable!
I can’t even imagine my self eating those. Thanks for sharing though.
Thus most of them resorted to insects to fill up their hungry tummies. Of course time flew by but the habit or crave for insects never left, thus you see many roadside vendors selling fried insects and also unborn ducks.
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