Went to lunch with the next set of new hires last Friday. One of them ordered soup that had beef bones in it. I noticed that one of the guys was shaking the bone...only to see the gelatin like substance fall out. You got that right....beef bone marrow. A delicacy right?
So even though I knew it would be a texture moment for me, I asked if I could taste it. The itty bitty-iest taste. I don't think it even measured to 1/2 tsp. At any rate, I put it in my mouth, texture of 1/2 formed jello....and not much flavor. I assumed it would take on the flavor of the soup broth.
No, I am not trying balut. And for those of you intrigued by the word...click on the link below. Graphic pictures.
http://deependdining.blogspot.com/2005/09/balut-egg-of-darkness-pinoy-pinay.html
2 comments:
The description of balut given by the author is more than I can read. I am considering printing the last photo and carrying that photo as a tool to curb my appetite.
My breakfast is a mere seven hours away and I am uncertain that I will be able to get it down or keep it down. Ughhhhhhhh
Amy
Oh DUDE, no.
Stanley ate that, and thousand-year-old eggs. When I ask someone how something tastes, the reply should NOT include the word 'ammonia', ie: 'It has just the right tang of ammonia'.
*shudder*
Something they ate during a famine that then became 'tradition', methinks.
Mmmmm...pansit. I miss pansit.
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