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to many Westerners Asia has more than

to many Westerners Asia has more than its share of suspicious-looking booths

but it’s a good bet that there’s nothing

but it’s a good bet that there’s nothing as popular while at the same time as

as popular while at the same time as

as popular while at the same time as utterly shocking to outsiders as a food

utterly shocking to outsiders as a food

utterly shocking to outsiders as a food sold by street vendors in the

sold by street vendors in the

sold by street vendors in the Philippines called balut could you eat

Philippines called balut could you eat

Philippines called balut could you eat the fetus of a duck just days from

the fetus of a duck just days from

the fetus of a duck just days from hatching almost every culture eats eggs

hatching almost every culture eats eggs

hatching almost every culture eats eggs but balut is something different

but balut is something different

but balut is something different it’s fertilized so inside each creamy

it’s fertilized so inside each creamy

it’s fertilized so inside each creamy soft-boiled Center is a prize a tiny

soft-boiled Center is a prize a tiny

soft-boiled Center is a prize a tiny duck embryo with eyes a beak even

duck embryo with eyes a beak even

duck embryo with eyes a beak even feathers almost complete enough to

feathers almost complete enough to

feathers almost complete enough to plaque face created good in the

plaque face created good in the

plaque face created good in the Philippines balut is a national passion

Philippines balut is a national passion

Philippines balut is a national passion as popular and as cheap as hot dogs in

as popular and as cheap as hot dogs in

as popular and as cheap as hot dogs in the u.s. seasoned with vinegar it’s

the u.s. seasoned with vinegar it’s

the u.s. seasoned with vinegar it’s often savored to fear or brandy which

often savored to fear or brandy which

often savored to fear or brandy which seems to make the slimy mess go down

seems to make the slimy mess go down

seems to make the slimy mess go down easier

but there’s something more powerful than

but there’s something more powerful than taste drawing people to this food too

taste drawing people to this food too

taste drawing people to this food too many Filipinos balut is an aphrodisiac

many Filipinos balut is an aphrodisiac

many Filipinos balut is an aphrodisiac a potion they call the Philippine viagra

margarita Holmes is a psychologist and

margarita Holmes is a psychologist and popular sex columnist in the Philippines

so she says from childhood until now we

so she says from childhood until now we have absolute faith in this product that

have absolute faith in this product that

have absolute faith in this product that we’ve been using it and it seems to work

we’ve been using it and it seems to work

we’ve been using it and it seems to work all the time so I guess that means I

all the time so I guess that means I

all the time so I guess that means I should try one to 21 billion Wow

should try one to 21 billion Wow

should try one to 21 billion Wow actually strictly speaking it’s not

actually strictly speaking it’s not

actually strictly speaking it’s not really an attribution because what

really an attribution because what

really an attribution because what aphrodesia implies is that it increases

aphrodesia implies is that it increases

aphrodesia implies is that it increases sexual desire and what men Filipino men

sexual desire and what men Filipino men

sexual desire and what men Filipino men I think think of balut mainly is as it’s

I think think of balut mainly is as it’s

I think think of balut mainly is as it’s called in Filipino compact accustomed to

called in Filipino compact accustomed to

called in Filipino compact accustomed to hood which is it it strengthens your

hood which is it it strengthens your

hood which is it it strengthens your knees in other words it you know gives

knees in other words it you know gives

knees in other words it you know gives you endurance and strength and all that

you endurance and strength and all that

you endurance and strength and all that I had 16 children and five wives because

I had 16 children and five wives because

I had 16 children and five wives because of the balloon it’s good for sex

of the balloon it’s good for sex

of the balloon it’s good for sex yeah that’s Filipino yeah it’s part of

yeah that’s Filipino yeah it’s part of

yeah that’s Filipino yeah it’s part of our culture it’s part of our myth but it

our culture it’s part of our myth but it

our culture it’s part of our myth but it is an afternoon shot the self-fulfilling

is an afternoon shot the self-fulfilling

is an afternoon shot the self-fulfilling prophecy has been found to be very

prophecy has been found to be very

prophecy has been found to be very powerful and if it works why not balut

powerful and if it works why not balut

powerful and if it works why not balut has plenty of believers like this street

has plenty of believers like this street

has plenty of believers like this street vendor who always saves his last balloon

vendor who always saves his last balloon

vendor who always saves his last balloon for himself I