From Offcuts To Delicacies In Manila's Biggest Slum, Tondo | Slumfood Millionaire | Philippines

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] one [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] um [Music] [Music] [Music] me what's unique about this manok dish is that nothing goes to waste the trimmings are the bones that's been boiled for how many hours so i guess that really dilutes the flavor of the chicken [Music] [Music] masala [Music] [Music] [Music] i like the idea that the cook has taken our love for adobo which is salty and tsar she's taken that and she has used it in her own way [Music] foreign [Music] that crunchy texture is the most premium part of the dish so everyone wants to have that part just talking about it right now makes me want to go fall in line as well and try it there's texture there's that spicy flavor there's that kick what more can you ask for [Music] b [Music] [Laughter] [Music] me [Music] [Music] oh oh oh tondo has the highest population density in the country there are areas of tondo where the buying power is very limited the food has to restyle itself so that it is accessible and appropriate they have come up with quite the number of dishes that are affordable [Music] so is controversial for some because it is the part of the intestine that is closest to the anus [Music] yes [Music] foreign the reason why it's thoroughly scrubbed with salt is because so that you get rid of that funky smell the salt also acts as an exfoliant the more you scrub it the more you get rid of all that nasty bits foreign pork head i love using pork head because all the flavors there it's so intense and all the collagen and when that melts and releases to your broth then you get like a nice thick soup you know maximum flavor i think that's worth the calories in this dish one of the most important thing is the texture you don't want to overcook that intestine and because if you do it becomes gooey or somehow rubbery but that's when you put the crunchy garlic the chili raw onions then it becomes interesting then it becomes you know you're stimulated you're excited you're happy you know you have all these feelings but subconsciously you don't know why but it's actually those textures it's like a song you know [Applause] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] yes income foreign [Music] fish [Music] yes it is very true that we love pork a roasted pig or the lechon is a symbol that there's a celebration and we find every reason to celebrate [Music] so the connection between pork and the filipino goes way back into prehistory i think the spanish were very happy when they arrived because for them as christians they wanted people to be eating pork and the more pork you ate the more christian you were is [Music] foreign foreign i think they need to dry it under the sun because to absorb all the moisture and that is the trick to make the best crispy pork you know you you dry it and then so that you're left with its purest form which is fat and fried fat is the best you have it crispy on the top all that fat becomes delicious crispiness then you go into the tenderness of the layers of the meat inside [Music] [Music] [Music] go [Music] in filipino food it doesn't have to be expensive at all for to be tasty us filipinos we're very creative we're very resourceful and we make do in what we have we find ways on how to make a humble ingredient or dish taste good there are old filipino sayings that explain if the stomach is happy if the stomach is full then the heart can last [Music] yes [Music] foreign [Music] about

Channel: CNA Insider

Views: 2,302,361

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Keywords: cna insider, cna documentaries, cna, slumfood millionaire, slum food, street food, tondo, manila, philippines, asia, slums, filipino food

Id: Sfyf9nJR5fs

Length: 23min 3sec (1383 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 15 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/Darryl_Lict]

That looked pretty good. I had seen another doc from the Philippines where the food was made from garbage scraps so this was a pleasant surprise.

[u/Uglywench]

The infamous Pag Pag.

[u/voitlander]

This is an amazing use of food and a commentary on the waste from the upper class.

[u/Murderyoga]

Great video.

[u/starczamora]

Surprisingly, it’s not Pagpag.