Definition
A fertilized duck egg that has been incubated until the embryo is nearly developed, then boiled and eaten in the shell as a delicacy in Southeast Asia.
Etymology
From Tagalog 'balut,' a Filipino word of uncertain origin, possibly related to Indonesian 'belut' (eel) due to the squirming appearance of the developing chick. Popular in the Philippines and parts of Southeast Asia for centuries.
Kelly Says
Balut is a window into food culture—what seems shocking to outsiders is actually an economical use of resources that provides protein and is eaten with pride in Filipino celebrations, reminding us that 'exotic' food is just someone's everyday comfort food!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባለስትራድ
ba-le-s-traad
BNবাংলা
বালুস্ট্রেড
ba-loo-shtr-ed
CACatalà
balustrades
ba-loo-stra-des
ELΕλληνικά
μπάστρα
mpa-stra
FAفارسی
بالustrade
ba-loo-strad
GUGU
બાલસ્ટ્રેડ
baal-strad
HAHA
balustrade
ba-loo-strad
IDBahasa Indonesia
balut
ba-loot
IGIG
balustrade
ba-loo-strad
KKKK
балюстрада
ba-lee-oo-stra-da
KMKM
បាល់ស្ត្រា
baal-s-tra
MRMR
बालस्ट्रेड
baal-strad
MSBahasa Melayu
balustrade
ba-loo-strad
MYမြန်မာ
ဘလူစ tää
ba-loo-s-ta
NLNederlands
balut
ba-loot
PAPA
ਬਾਲੂਸਟ੍ਰੇਡ
baal-oos-traad
PTPortuguês
balut
ba-loot
SWKiswahili
balustrade
ba-loo-strad
TAதமிழ்
பால்கொத்தி
paal-ko-tti
TEతెలుగు
బాల్కొట్ట
baal-ko-tta
TLTL
balustrade
ba-loo-strad
UKУкраїнська
балюстрада
ba-lee-oo-stra-da
URاردو
بالustrade
ba-loo-strad
VITiếng Việt
balut
ba-loot
YOYO
balustrade
ba-loo-strad
ZUZU
balustrade
ba-loo-strad