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<p style="line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif;">A '''balut''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilized fertilized] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck duck] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo embryo] that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell.</p>
 
 
 
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif;">Popularly believed to be an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodisiac aphrodisiac] and considered a high-protein, hearty snack, balut are mostly sold by street vendors in the regions where they are available. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines Philippines]. They are common, everyday food in countries in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia Southeast Asia], such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos Laos](where it is called ''kai luk'' - ໄຂ່ລູກ), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand Thailand] (''khai khao'' - ไข่ข้าว in Thai), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia Cambodia] (''pong tea khon''ពងទាកូន in Cambodian)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0" style="line-height: 1em; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_(egg)#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup> and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam Vietnam] (''trứng vịt lộn'' or ''hột vịt lộn'' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_language Vietnamese]). They are often served with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer beer].</p>
 
 
 
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif;">The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_language Filipino] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_language Malay] word ''balut (balot)'' means "wrapped" – depending on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation pronunciation].</p>
 
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