Comments on: The P200 Egg

By: BuBu

BuBu — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:53:08 +0000

Just want to share something, since some of you mentioned Nueva Ecija (where my relatives hail from)… but this has nothing to do with bayawak eggs but with another type…the Ibuk or eggs of Hantik/Antik… you know, the large ants (not termites)… not sure of the name in english…

My uncle bought cooked Ibuks, cooked in a clay pot/palayok…they are sauteed in garlic, onions and tomatoes… the eggs are white. They look like white Clorets, only rounder or somewhat oval and they are just about a 3cms small.

He’s encouraging me to eat the dish but I was a bit hesitant to try it… Fear factor to the max! … my uncle can chew a spoonful of it with steamed rice… I tried to taste it but by piece and not a spoonful… I have to admit… it tastes good and tastes like milk, encased in soft shells…. i found myself taking it in, piece by piece though ….

By: Gracie

Gracie — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:53:30 +0000

bayawak egg? yay! thanks for sharing the info though =)

By: oliboy

oliboy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:10:52 +0000

YOU KILLER!!!

just kidding lori! would love to try this!!! concept is so cool!

thanks for the awesome blog as usual! idol ka talaga!

By: Aina Luna

Aina Luna — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:31:08 +0000

Lori, this is for all the egg lovers just like us:

The I love Egg Song (please click)

http://www.iloveegg.com/egg-song(English)2.swf

By: renee

renee — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:57:41 +0000

chrisb, that snake story is insane!

By: Katrina

Katrina — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:17:03 +0000

I’m NOT a “rabid animal protectionist type” at all — I’ve declared my obsession with foie gras many times — but I draw the line when the animal is endangered. (For this same reason, I’ve given up Chilean Sea Bass until I read that they are off the endangered list.) Honestly, if you hadn’t mentioned that monitor lizards faced extinction, I might’ve looked for this at the market as well, and coughed up the P200 for it, just so I could try this very unusual egg (love the fact that it’s squeezed through the shell!). But the fact that it now costs that much, and the vendor herself said how rare it is, seem to confirm how few eggs are now laid. If people keep eating them, the animal may completely disappear, and that would be tragic.

I do hope that Tricia from Nueva Ecija is right, and that monitor lizards are actually still plentiful, so that people can continue to enjoy these eggs (and I can try them) without wiping out yet another species from the planet. Otherwise, I’m afraid my conscience would not allow me to taste it.

By: kelly_cruise

kelly_cruise — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:39:06 +0000

my papa used to bring home itlog ng bayawak when we were kids. we ate them without question like they we’re the most ordinary things from the grocery shelves. we would squirt it over steaming white rice and put some patis with a carefully balanced bite of the paste-like egg and morsels of steaming rice. my brothers and i absolutely loved it! and now i absolutely miss them, hardly ever see them anywhere. and when i do find them, if i do find them, they’re two hundred bucks a pop! so sad, so sad.

By: ems

ems — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:32:23 +0000

oh my gosh you were right!

“This post is not for the squeamish or for rabid animal protectionist types.”

i’m half curious to try it but also half worried that i may end up contributing to the extinction of a very special animal…

*sigh*

at least by reading this entry i was able to share in your experience, somehow…

very interesting post

By: toni

toni — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:09:12 +0000

Oh wow. This is sooo interesting. I’d try anything but once! Thanks for yet another surprising and lovely entry. Only you could ever make Bayawak eggs sound appealing.

By: Manila Boy!

Manila Boy! — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:40:33 +0000

my favorite childhood treats from Pampanga…

TOOTHPASTE EGGS!!!

i love these cheesy-egg treats,
thanks much for the post, lori.

now i gotta go back home to San Fernando
and look for some of these Bayawak Babies “,)