[max americana]

When I’m in the Philippines, I try a lot of crazy stuff. One was moonshine from coconut, I kid you not.

[SnuffaBolshevik]

"When I’m in the Philippines, I try a lot of crazy stuff."

Balute.

For extra credit, explain to the class what it is.

[WVKayaker]

When I’m in the Philippines, I try a lot of crazy stuff. One was moonshine from coconut, I kid you not.

I live near the beach in Davao City, Philippines. At the local resort, Bago Beach (read that as a place to pay 20 pesos (50 cents) to get past the barbed wire fences), I walk my dog on the street outside. I watch these skinny guys climb coconut trees daily, harvesting the coconut water. They process it and hang it back in the trees in bamboo containers, where it ferments.

it is a favored drink for lots of folk, my wife' family included. I tried it. No thanks! I'll stick with red wine and Johnny Walker Red!

As for Balut, it is duck eggs, normally, not chickens!

Here is a link to a YouTube video showing the process of making Tuba (coconut wine)...