"Exotic Foods that I Ate Then and Now!"

Them:

"Yikes, that's gross!"

"Why are you eating that food?"

"Is it really delicious?"

"Do you like/love it that much?"

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Good day my Readcash family! How's your day? What makes you busy? How about your grindings over there? Have you reach your goals, already?Hmm... Me? Let me, I'm about to.

Anyways, yesterday, I published an article entitled, "I Craved but I want Resist it!" And since, I started this food blog, let me share another blog, regarding the topic. As you can see in the title, its all about exotic foods that I tried eating then and now. If you can still remember in my written and published article about myself a long time ago, I told you that I am not a picky eater. I love eating because like I said, "Food is life." So, whenever I get the chance to taste foods, especially those like, "sa hitsura palang masarap na," I really see to it that I can have even just a small portion of it. As for you know, I grown up as one of the average people in our little barrio, so "hindi uso ang maarte."

Without any further ados, here's some of the exotic foods that I already tried eating;

Balut

What is Balut?

- Balut is a popular food commonly sold by street vendors in the Philippines and Vietnam (where it is called hot vit lon). It consists of a fertilized duck egg that has been incubated for approximately 18 days; a period of time which results in the formation of a partially developed embryo within the shell. (link)

I started eating Balut when I was already in High School. Before that time, I don't have my interest in it because I know that there's something in it that I don't want see. Lol. But, one of my friends gave me a kind of technique on how to eat this one if you are a first timer. She said that I should eat it in dark area/spot, so that I will not be able to see it and when I am about to eat it, I should see to it that I eat it all at once. But at that time, I am still not fully encouraged. Every other day, a Balut vendor is peddling his Balut. My papa then is a Balut lover. He always buy it. And there's this girl that kept on looking at her father while eating it and suddenly felt her stomach growls. He told me that I should try it, even just once. So, I get one Balut and just follow what my papa did. Sipping the soup, then add some vinegar then a bit of salt to taste. After the first taste, I liked it! So, after that, I always requested my papa to buy it if there is Balut vendor who peddled it. As for my mama, she kept on telling that its disgusting.

Some benefits of Balut:

• SFGate reported that balut eggs are an inexpensive and readily available source of protein throughout Southeast Asia and "packed with vitamin C and beta carotene, both of which powerful antioxidants that help clean free radicals from your bloodstream and support your immune system." According to the publication, balut also contains niacin, riboflavin and thiamine, all of which aid the metabolism of energy.

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Chicken Feet

- My papa also influenced me to eat this chicken feet. This food is good for "Pulutan" while having a glass of cold beer. I also enjoyed eating it with my friends back then, especially when someone is selling a barbecue. I also eat in "Spicy Adobo style."

Isaw/Chicken Intestines

- Barbecued Isaw is one of my favorite exotic foods. "Tinae," that's how we called it in our dialect. My papa, together with his friends also love to eat this one especially when they are drinking. They somewhat like toasting it to make it crispy. In Bisaya term, "Pinagangking."

Frog

- Commonly cooked with "Gata" or coconut milk. But I preferred eating it in deep fried. I started eating it when I was in High School too. I was influenced by my friends who love to eat this one. It taste like the chicken. Some also said that it's better than the chicken. Papa's friends also love to hunt frogs and make it as their "Pulutan."

Suso/Snail

- Whenever we get to have this so called, "Pangaligo sa Sapa" or taking a bath in a stream, we didn't miss the chance to get some suso before we go home. Recently, we ate this one. My mama do the honor of cooking it with coconut milk and some horseradish. Like they said, its good for the pregnant women too.

Some benefits of Suso:

• In addition to containing significant sources of protein and low amounts of fat, snails are also good sources of iron, calcium, Vitamin A, and a number of other minerals. Vitamin A helps your immune system fight off diseases and strengthens your eyes. It also helps cells in your body grow. (Link)

Betamax/Pig Blood

- I ate it when I went to a street foods stalls. I used to ate chicken blood too. (Cannibalism yarn? HAHA.XD)

Coconut Worms

- Back then, I was being nagged by mama because I said to her that I ate fried worms from our neighbor. I was an elementary student at that time. She really got mad at me. But I just laughed at her. She even told my papa about it. The next day, she asked that neighbor and our neighbor told her that it was coconut worms, but not those that are already on the ground. After that, I never tried to it again, because I am afraid of my mama. But I say to you, it really taste good. In our dialect we called it "Batod."

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All of us have different taste preference. I know some of you don't like to eat what I featured today, and there are also some of you that do like it. Well, what matters is that we value every single amount of food that we put into our stomach and its a blessing from above. We just have to see to it that it has good benefits for our body and just eat it in moderation. After all, "Self-discipline is the key!

And that ends this blog fellas. Tomorrow I might publish another food blog and its all about exotic foods again, but it will be all about those exotic foods that I want to try eating. So hopefully, you will up to read it too. Thank you for spending your time my Readcash fam. Take good care of yourselves!❣️

TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!😇

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