This woman bought a balut egg at a restaurant and hatched it

It is a controversial delicacy, an Expedition Robinson eating-challenge classic and the nightmare of star chef Jacob Jan Boerma: the balut egg, a fertilized duck egg with an almost fully developed embryo. Beak, feathers, everything. Erica Lim bought an uncooked version at a Vietnamese restaurant. Not to eat, but to hatch.

It was already three years ago that Daisy Duck—nicknamed Bibit—was ‘rescued’ by Erica, who is Malaysian. Admittedly, it was not a carefully planned rescue mission at all, but rather an impulse purchase. Erica bought two uncooked eggs and was curious to see what would happen if she hatched them.

Best friends

At home, she made a ‘nest’ out of Styrofoam and heat lamps. One of the chicks arrived too early and did not survive, but to Erica’s surprise, the other one made it. Hello, Daisy ‘Bibit’ Duck!

By now, the two are best friends. On Instagram, Erica shares their adventures: watching Netflix together, going to the hairdresser together, doing the grocery shopping together—they are inseparable. And another lovely thing: Bibit now provides fresh eggs every day. All’s well that ends well.

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