Balut: Fertilized Eggs and the Making of Culinary Capital in the Filipino DiasporaIn this book, Margaret Magat explores both the traditional and popular cultural contexts of eating balut. Balut fertilized duck or chicken eggs that have developed into fully formed embryos with feathers and beaks is a delicacy that elicits passionate responses. Hailed as an aphrodisiac in Filipino culture, balut is often seen and used as an object of revulsion in Western popular culture. Drawing on interviews, participant observation, reality