We went to Maharlika in New York City to try Balut—a hard-boiled egg with a developing duck inside. Balut is a common street food in the Philippines. The waiter at Maharlika told us that this ...
that it would be deemed illegal to eat them. While there are foods that are illegal, or largely banned, in the United States, such as puffer fish, sea turtle meat, and haggis, balut does not make ...