{"product_id":"balut-margaret-magat-9781474280327","title":"Balut: Fertilized Eggs and the Making of Culinary Capital in the Filipino Diaspora","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 1474280323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474280327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Margaret Magat","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46052241309951,"sku":"9781474280327","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fcd8c5c2-71af-462b-b8e6-c5d55945e280.jpg?v=1723555748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/balut-margaret-magat-9781474280327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}