Most mooncakes are baked and consist of a thin tender skin enveloping a sweet and slightly oily filling. The mooncake may contain one or more whole salted egg yolks in its center to symbolize the full moon. The saltiness of the yolk balances well with the sweet filling in the mooncake. (Source :Wikipedia. This particular mooncake gift was made by Salazar.
Mooncake, Black Mung Bean with Salted Egg
Posted by Noemi | Under Cakes, Pastries & Desserts with 1,106 views Friday Oct 12, 2007Balut is One of The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World
Posted by Noemi | Under Uncategorized with 1,883 views Friday Oct 12, 2007
I’ve always known that balut is not one of scariest foods among non-filipinos. What I discovered today is that balut is considered as one of the most 6 terrifying foods in the world.
What the hell is it?
Behold, for our journey of horror reaches its destination. Balut are duck eggs that have been incubated until the fetus is all feathery and beaky, and then boiled alive. The bones give the eggs a uniquely crunchy texture.
They are enjoyed in Cambodia, Philippines and the fifth and seventh levels of hell. They are typically sold by street vendors at night, out of buckets of warm sand. You can spot the vendors because of their glowing red eyes, and the faint, otherworldly sound of children screaming.
Wait, it gets worse …
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