We went to Maharlika in New York City to try Balut—a hard-boiled egg with a developing duck inside. Balut is a common street food in the Philippines. The waiter at Maharlika told us that this ...

Most people's introduction to balut, or fertilized duck egg ... To be clear, the practice of eating boiled fertilized duck eggs isn't limited to the Philippines. With duck farming being a huge ...

Because balut eggs are considered an ethnic food ... that it would be deemed illegal to eat them. While there are foods that are illegal, or largely banned, in the United States, such as puffer ...