{"product_id":"balut-margaret-magat-9781350257962","title":"Balut: Fertilized Eggs and the Making of Culinary Capital in the Filipino Diaspora","description":"In this book, Margaret Magat explores both the traditional and popular culture contexts of eating balut. Balut-fertilized duck or chicken eggs that have developed into fully formed embryos with feathers and beaks-is a delicacy which elicits passionate responses. Hailed as an aphrodisiac in Filipino culture, balut is often seen and used as an object of revulsion in Western popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on interviews, participant observation, reality television programs, travel shows, food blogs, and balut-eating contests, Magat examines balut production and consumption, its role in drinking rituals, sex, and also the vampire-like legends behind it. \u003ci\u003eBalut\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how traditional foods are used in the performance of identity and ethnicity, inspiring a virtual online cottage industry via social media. It also looks at the impact globalization and migration are having on cultural practices and food consumption across the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The first academic book on balut, this is essential reading for anyone in food studies, folklore studies, anthropology, and Asian American studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Magat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350257966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350257962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Margaret Magat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986622710015,"sku":"9781350257962","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97816c31-d5d6-4c5e-af3c-ec34f3de9407.jpg?v=1683284451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/balut-margaret-magat-9781350257962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}