NEW YORK CITY—Filipino food is conquering New York, one balut a time. Or lumpia, or halo-halo. There seems to be some stars aligning somewhere as Filipino dishes and snacks are being talked about and discussed on the streets of New York. Not as much as conversations about cronuts, but we'll get there. Hopefully. Over the weekend, the team behind Maharlika and Jeepney restaurants staged the 2nd annual Balut-Eating Contest. For the uninitiated, balut is a fertilized duck egg 14 to 21 days old, on average—hardboiled and consumed warm on the shell and ideally with a pinch of rock salt to taste. Last year's winner, 28-year-old Wayne Algenio, devoured 37 eggs to win the ti...
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