Located right next to the Asian Garden Mall is this balut shop. Like every place that specialize in selling fresh poultry it does has a smell but it comes with the territory. There is an old Vietnamese man in there that helped me. Whom reminded me of my dad. Very stern with little to say. LOL. I personally don’t like to the eat duck balut too much because the embryo gets a little too big and tends to get overwhelming to eat. So I got a few chicken ones! I came home and boiled it up this evening and it was so fresh and delicious! My go to place when cravings hit!
Jennifer H.
Place rating: 5 San Diego, CA
Do you like to eat BALUT(chicken/duck egg embryo’s) or dare try it!!! This is definitely the place to go to get those scrumptious balut eggs. They have all different sized baluts. If you’re a novice to this experience, I would recommend chicken balut eggs, they are the smallest of the bunch, and next in line are the youngest of the duck baluts. And for those eating it all your life, you know you want them 25 day old duck eggs, big & plump. Also a plus, included with your Balut purchase, the leafy greens you eat with these delicacies. My family has been coming here for more than 10 years and only choose to come here to get our balut eggs since our move to Southern California. I live in San Diego, and hour & a half drive, so when we’re in the area, we always have to stop by and have some balut for dinner! But don’t fret, if you don’t like balut, they also sell regular organic chicken eggs, sugar cane drinks(nuoc mia), and gallons of water/water fills.
James M.
Place rating: 4 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
They recommended 16-day eggs so the chick inside is not too big and less intimidating for novices.
Van N.
Place rating: 4 Costa Mesa, CA
Hold your breath! It’s stinky! Best place to buy balut eggs… not really sure what else to say about this. My advice, especially if you are new to trying this delicacy, get the«young» eggs… it won’t be as intimidating… trust me.