Was this offered to you or did you pursue this willingly? (Amazing the things you will do to be a gracious guest when you travel!)
I will admit that I like canned salmon that has the bones, I like the way that they crunch when you chew them. That’s as close as I can get, however, to a dish like Balut....
I did it willingly because I felt bad that nobody was eating the Filipino food. One of my brothers had it when he was in the Philippines with the Marines, so I had to give it a try.