Balut's anatomy

Was enjoying a lazy afternoon at home when we heard a cry that I'd say almost everyone who grew up in the Philippines is familiar with.

'BALUUUUUUT'

According to Wikipedia, BALUT is a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines. They are common food in countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos, Cambodia (pong tia koon ពងទាកូន in Cambodian) and Vietnam (trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn in Vietnamese). They are often served with beer.

And as a tribute to my friends who:

1. have heard of it, but haven't seen it...

2. are curious to see what it looks like... 

3. are thinking of trying it but want to see what it looks like

Here you go. Although, these are not for the squeamish. I don't quite get being grossed out with balut. But, it could be because I grew up with it. 

However, don't be fooled. It tastes so much better than it looks.

Here you are.

Bon appetit!

Let it grow... let it grow...

Due to unavoidable circumstances, I find myself having to grow wheatgrass. My first reaction when I learned about this seemingly-impossible-and-doomed-to-fail-half-imposed-project was: "How the heck do I grow the thing?" I don't know the first thing about the soil, the container, and most especially about this plant that I need to grow.

Besides, with my brother unable to grow any amount of it for a whole month... the future looked bleak.

But, needed as it is... I gave it a go... and ........

VOILA! I was able to grow a whole tray of the thing!

So, I decided to take a picture... which turned out to be some pictures... and when I reviewed what I took, the simple plan to take a picture to gloat about my success, turned out to be a wheatgrass pictorial.

I luv luv my wheatgrass. And I luv luv luv my camera.

No green thumb? Maybe I'm color blind... hehehe