Don't read this.

I'm serious. It was gross when I did it, and its gross now to think about it. You've been warned.

During happy hour one evening, a Filipino-American girl approaches me and asked if had ever tried "balot", a Filipino delicacy of sorts. I said "no, but I always like to try new things". She says great, and she immediately produces a fertilized duck egg, with a nearly-developed embryo inside. I cringe, but know I cant back down from the challenge. The bartender gives me a shot of something for courage, and then peels off the top third of the eggshell for me. First step, shake a little salt on the top and suck the black, vile juice from the shell. Not vomiting, I proceed to remove more of the shell, revealing a small alien inside. The girl beside me is munching away on hers so I dont have time to decide against it. Take the first bite and surprisingly, it tastes just like chicken. The texture is a little weird and the smell is less than enticing, but except for the partially formed foot which is pretty tough and the awful thought of the whole thing, its not so terrible. Upon finishing, a big round of applause, especially from the Filipinos, though one Australian just looked at me digustingly and said "Dude, you just ate an abortion". Great, I though I was just offending the animal-rights folks but apparently the pro-lifers aren't to keen on the practice either.