If for foreigners, balut or duck egg is considered exotic food, for Filipinos, it’s a local favorite usually partnered with spicy vinegar. The GMA public affairs program “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” ...

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Chef Tristan Encarnacion explains why they chose balut as their dish of choice for the record-breaking attempt: “Normally, it's a dare na to others and it's not, like to foreigners it's not taboo ...