Do people in China and other countries really eat balut (chicken fetus)?

i know that a lot of people get grossed out with this type of food...but in some country, like mine (philippines), people eat them and its just a normal way of life...we have lots of delicacy which makes us unique from others, and like i've said, eating BALUT is a very grossed thing for foreigners who've never grew up in this kind of society...i say, i eat them (well, used to) and i love them, full of proteins and vitamins, tasty!...

PLEASE don't "learn" about the real world from shows like "Survivor", LOL! Balut is a delicious snack eaten most often in the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam, I have never seen it eaten in China, but why not? If you will eat a fried egg, or you will eat chicken meat, why would you NOT eat balut? How would that make sense?

Yes they do, disgusting isnt it? It's a big treat in the Phillippines. People eat all sorts of weird things, have you seen that show on the Travel Ch? I think it's called Bizarre or Weird food, the guy goes around the world just eating weird stuff. He eats bugs, lizards, rats, bats.... and can you believe he thought eating durian and drinking horchata was the worst!

Yeah, Asian people eat chicken fetus. Where it's looks like an egg but inside is almost a chick. They say is actually very healthy to people. My friend ate those but i can't, just the sight of it make me sick.

Yes. I'm a Filipino and I think it's pretty mean spirited to go around eating babies, but whatever. They eat it with feathers and bones in Vietnam and China, and it depends on what you want in the Philippines.

Yes, people really eat Balut. It is most popular in the Phillipines. And its a duck fetus not chicken.

Hey a fellow Survivor fan! LOL! I just HATE the eating competitions in that show. They always make me gag!

ew.

Even in America, you can find them in Asian markets. Yes I have eaten them before but I've never eaten the chicken fetus. I remove that part and give it away to my mom or to who ever that likes it, I just eat the yolk part with salt/vinegar/black pepper of course. Eating it plain would be too nasty.