Philippine Food Illustrated

November 1, 2014

duck egg casserole

These balut eggs are out in their shells and into another shells - the glass bottles.

duck egg casserole - /dak eg ka-se-rol/ Tagalog dish) [n.] shelled balut eggs cooked in casserole.

a.k.a. balut casserole in Tagalog

It is usually a soupy or saucy dish, such as the balut caldereta, balut afritada, balut a la pobre, adobo, brined, etc.

Balut eggs can also be served in several ways. When peeled off its shell, it can be cooked in tomato sauce to become balut caldereta or balut afritada, in a soup like a balut a la pobre, cooked adobo-style, or into a paste or spread for bread, as in balut pate.

Bottled duck egg casserole is a perfect way to bring balut as pasalubong for Pinoys and friends abroad.

Bottled duck eggs casserole cooked in different ways and variant of flavors on display in the grocery section of Market-Market Supermarket in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig City.

The latest innovation in balut is the bottled duck egg casserole cooked in different ways and variant flavors. There is a balut caldereta, balut afritada, and balut in brine or just boiled and preserved in a brine solution (water and salt).

Bottled egg casserole are often sold in select big supermarkets in the Philippines and are likely available in Asian grocery stores abroad.

If you cannot find one, you can make one yourself at home. It is very easy to make. What is difficult is how and where to find balut eggs if you are far from places where balut are sold.

To know more about balut eggs, click here.

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October 12, 2014

wild chili ale

wild chili ale – /wayld tsi-li a-le/ Tagalog beverage; dw Eng. wild + chili + ale) [n.] chili-flavored craft beer. Chili beer.

a.k.a. chili beer in Tagalog

Craft beers are those manufactured in a craft brewery (a.k.a. microbrewery), a brewery that produces a small amount of beer. Craft beer brewery in the country actually uses imported grains (barley, hop, etc.) for brewing. For chili beers, the wild chilies are sourced locally that may include our very own intensely spicy hot siling labuyo (Philippine bird's eye chili). Other ingredients, such as sugar, yeast, water, and herbs can also be sourced locally.

The label suggests this beer is served better with those familiar Pilipino delicacies.

A bottle of Bicol Express Wild Chili Ale served for sampling during the McKinley Hill Beer Festival in 2014 at the Venice Piazza in McKinley Hill, Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig City. Other craft beers are the (+63), a single hop IPA beer that represents Philippines using the Philippine international telephone country code +63, and the Poto Pale Ale. All three craft beers are manufactured by the Great Island Craft Brewery in Parañaque City, Metro Manila.