This one was tagged 'notorious' in another website and based on the feedback I heard, it is indeed notorious. The egg is incubated ('cooked') for 16 to 18 days before these are sold. It is better to eat the chick when the incubation period is like 17 days so that it is still inside a white coating (read: you will not see the actual chick, just close your eyes and eat). You can dip it in salt or vinegar before eating it. Balot is best served hot. The juice inside, sip it first before you eat the balot. If you can't stand the balot, then eat penoy, also a duck's egg but with no chick. Personally, I like balot better and it's more adventurous to eat one, don't you think?
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