A fertilized duck embryo is known as hột vịt lộn in Vietnam and is a popular beer snack that can also be consumed as a means of reversing bad luck. Lộn loosely translates to ‘reverse’, which is where the notion of switching your fortune by eating the egg comes from. However, these powerful eggs should only ever be eaten in odd numbers; if you eat two, then your bad luck will reverse twice, meaning your situation won’t have changed at all and you’ll have chewed into two baby ducks for nothing. |
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