Balut for Easter and beyond

A new beginning for Pateros and its famed exotic produce

Following images of the Risen Christ, eggs are the most popular symbol of new beginnings on Easter Sunday. According to history, this Christian symbolism started in erstwhile Mesopotamia where eggs were stained with red coloring “in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at His crucifixion.” The custom was eventually adopted by the Roman Catholic Church as a symbol of the resurrection of the Lord.