My host family invited me to tag along with them and to take a drive out to our provincial town. I was excited to be included so I happily accepted their invitation. We visited family, did some errands, and stopped on the side of the road to eat some traditional Khmer food. Corn was in season so it was definitely a treat to eat some delicious roasted corn. I also tried something that I have been holding out on and I think it's because I haven't been open to it. So, when my family offered me duck fetus I kind of hesitated but I finally overcame my fear and gobbled it up. The name sounds bad, it looks kind of unnatural when you crack the egg open and unshell it but I have to say that once i topped it with garlic and hot sauce...it wasn't to shabby. I paid no attention to the texture (it wasn't gooey but I did have to chew it a bit longer just to swallow it down) and to my surprise it tasted just like a boiled egg. One of my friends here told me that Cambodians believe that eating duck fetus gives you strength and energy. Maybe because it has an extra amount of protein. I also enjoyed watching my family's reaction while watching me eat the duck fetus. I told them that we don't really eat this in the U.S and they think we're missing out.
Who knows...maybe we are but I'll go ahead and take a nice juicy burger over duck fetus any day. Mmmmmm
My host family. Don't be offended my host dad's shirtless baring. Most all Khmer men walk around shirtless parading their rice bellies. It's something they're proud of.
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