According to a ranking of egg dishes around the world by online food guide Taste Atlas, the Philippines has the best egg dish in the world in tortang talong, as well as the dubious honor of the worst egg dish in balut.
Last Sunday (August 7), Taste Atlas posted a ranking of selected items from 182 egg dishes that were rated by users, including the best and worst dishes.
Tortang talong (eggplant omelette) was rated the best dish, with a score of 4.7 out of 5.
Balut (fertilized bird egg), on the other hand, was rated the worst, with a score of 2.7.
Other egg dishes that were featured in the ranking included eggs benedict from the US, which received a "great" score of 4.2, and century eggs from China, which scored "OK" at 3.8.
Although balut is a popular and common dish in the Philippines, it's not hard to imagine why it was ranked right at the bottom. It's a difficult dish to stomach, even for some Pinoys.
However, it's important to note that Taste Atlas's ratings were submitted by its website users, and the score for each dish continually changes as individual users submit their scores.
It's also crucial to note that at the time of this article's publication, only 59 out of the 182 egg dishes listed on Taste Atlas were rated with a number score. The rest were marked with an "N.A." rating, which indicates that dishes are not ranked if there is insufficient data.
This means that Taste Atlas's awarding of the "worst" placing to balut did not mean that it was ranked at 182nd.
As of this article's publication, the ranking of tortang talong had become No. 33, with a score of 3.8, and balut was ranked at No. 58 with a score of 2.9.
Interestingly, another Filipino egg dish, tokneneng, was No. 59, also with a score of 2.9.
The name tortang talong means "eggplant omelette"; from a suffixed form of torta ("omelette" or "flat cake"), and talong (eggplant). The name is sometimes shortened to tortalong.
Balut (/bəˈluːt/ bə-LOOT, /ˈbɑːluːt/ BAH-loot; also spelled as balot) is a fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled or steamed and eaten from the shell.
takes top and worst spot in world's egg dishes rankings. According to a ranking of egg dishes around the world by online food guide Taste Atlas, the Philippines has the best egg dish in the world in tortang talong, as well as the dubious honor of the worst egg dish in balut.
In the Philippines, balut is generally incubated for 14 to 18 days before being boiled for consumption. At about 14 to 16 days of incubation, the embryo floats on top of the egg white and yolk, and the balut is called "mamatong". For most balut makers, the ideal incubation is said to be 17 days old.
It is yet another list on the Taste Atlas website where Filipino food has emerged as part of the upper echelons. Tortang talong may be considered simple fare, but this simple dish has just been judged as the best egg dish in the world.
Balut is the Philippine word for fertilized duck eggs in which the embryos are allowed to develop for a time before the eggs are hard cooked. They are considered a great delicacy and are thought to have a therapeutic value as a food for invalids.
She says eating balut is an exercise in performative identity and a way for Filipinos to connect to their home country. Balut is typically 17-20 days old and usually boiled then eaten with salt. In Southeast Asia, many generations eat balut as a snack.
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