At FPAC 2005, the Culinary Arts Corner staged a balut eating demo with Owen Duffy and surprise guest Rex Navarette. This is followed by the first annual balut eating contest.
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AAJA Los Angeles Trivia Bowl XII
25th Anniversary Celebration
October 20, 2006, over 500 journalists--media groups, corporate sponsors, students, community leaders and partners gathered for AAJA-LA's trademark "funraising" event, Trivia Bowl XII. This year's event celebrated the 25th anniversary of AAJA and honored the founders.
Contestants from FPAC '06 compete to down the desiccated delicacies, then be the first to let out a recognizable whistle.
"Try a polvoron...it's very powdery!" - Rex Navarette