Discovering the food scene in the other side of Siargao! Ep. 3 🇵ðŸ‡ðŸ”ªðŸ˜‹
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So, let's eat here too.
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Meet the rest of the family.
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Oh yeah, that's everyone.
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You guys know everyone.
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So, we're going to eat here at Lebron James and Dwayne Wade's restaurant in Siargao.
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So, we're going to eat here at Lebron James and Dwayne Wade's restaurant in Siargao.
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My friend David, our host in Siargao, has been coming to Lebron James and Dwayne Wade's restaurant since it opened in 2018.
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He asked if the owner could come out for a chat.
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Alala mo ko yung nagkaroon ko tayo dito noon yung saranong pandemic.
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Pagkakatingan, asking.
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Ang comfortable nyo dyan na yan.
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Si Chef Bibi gumawa ng video.
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So, kayo po yung nagluluto dito?
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Yung pinakamadalas nilang tinatulong, yung asawo nyo, Miami Heat fans.
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Kabi kung hindi yan Miami Heat fans eh, yung anak nalang niya, Lebron James and Dwayne Nguyen.
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Kulang nalang ng Chris Bush.
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Kulang nalang Chris Bush.
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Kaso lang, dalawa na yan.
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Pag nagkaroon pa siguro ng isa, baka.
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Ilang taon na si Lebron?
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Nagpa-basketball na sila?
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Yun talaga ang hilik nila din, sir.
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Basketball din ang hilik.
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So ngayon na, si Lebron na sa Lakers na sinusundan niya pa rin?
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Kahit saan siya magpunta talaga.
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Kahit mapunta pa siya siguro ng Golden State, nandun pa rin kami.
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Like, gano'n na kayo katagal kumakain dito?
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Kasi 6 years na tong Lebron James eh.
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So talagang mga ano ko yan, mga laga ko yan, mga ngayon dito.
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Taga rito talaga?
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Ako yung taga rito, yung asawa ko pure Tagalog, taga Pasay.
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Ano yung trabaho niya before?
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Ano siya, brokerage.
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Ako, housewife lang.
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Oo. Doon pa lang, yun na talaga ang talent ko.
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Na yung ganito, restaurant, apsihan, yan.
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Diyan talaga siguro ako nilagay ni Lord sa ganitong posisyon.
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Kasi hindi naman ako nakapagtapos ng pag-aral.
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High school graduate lang ako.
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Talagang yusko yung dati, tayo no sir, no?
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May karaoke dito.
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Kaso na ano, ni Udit eh.
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Nalampurnas ni Udit.
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TV, karoo, yung ano.
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Ubus, hindi na namin nakita.
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Oo, kasi, oo, pumasok talaga.
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Malalaking alon, wash out yung taas namin eh.
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Talagang tutali, wala talagang napira.
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Kahit mga damit na.
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Pero wala kayo dito?
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Wala. Nag-evacuate kami sa San Isidro. Oo.
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At least, buhay kaming lahat.
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Yung gamit, makikita naman yan eh.
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Sino ko, sir, ni Udit yung tangki ko, yung kalan ko.
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Di ko nga alam kung paano nila yung mga gamit ko sa kusina.
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Kasi tutali talaga lahat yun.
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Gusto mong pahinga, no?
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Wala pa talaga akong pahinga.
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Siguro nakatulog lang ako kahapon, whole day.
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Tapos, umaga na naman, namalingki kami ng asawa ko.
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Early morning talaga kasi ayoko nang hindi presko yung pagkain dito eh.
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Kahit sa isda, yung kilaw.
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Kailangan, pag nagkilaw ako, isang araw lang yung isda na gagamitin ko.
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Pag pangalawang araw na, hindi ko na yung i-offer pang kilaw kasi ayoko nang ganun.
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Mga foreigners na kumakain dito.
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Ang, ano, shadow express talaga.
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Na, naiiwan na yung chicken mushroom.
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Naiiwan na yung chicken mushroom ko na best seller.
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Pero di pa rin siya natatalo.
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Ngayon talaga ang, lagi nilang yung chicken shadow express.
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Ano yung shadow express?
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Ano, fresh coconut milk.
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Fresh coconut milk, ginger.
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Yeah, parang vehicle express siya.
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Pero iba yung, oo, pero iba yung style ng pagkaluto namin.
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Lotong ano lang talaga siya, local.
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Sabi pa nga ng, ano, lotong may pagmamahal.
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Yan yung pinaka, yun yung pinaka mahal na yung chicken.
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Yan lang yung sikreto po sa, sa naman dito.
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Actually, yan lang yun eh.
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Fresh na fresh siya.
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Ito yung Sergo express.
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Did you try that express?
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Tapos, yung chicken curry.
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Ito yung chicken curry.
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Ito yung chicken curry.
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Ito yung chicken curry.
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Ito yung chicken curry.
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Ito yung chicken curry.
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Ito yung chicken curry.
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Ito yung chicken curry.
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Oh, my favorite pinaka po.
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Tapos, kuha tayong kubyertos.
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This looks alright.
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This is... are they eating chicken this time or pork?
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This looks like pork, yeah.
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This is be call express.
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It's Sergo express.
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Before there wasn't a lot of options.
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So when we come up north, our first stop would always be here.
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And, you know, it's super good local food.
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That's the best part. When you travel, and then when you arrive, there's someone welcoming you.
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I do get it. I do get why you guys like this.
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It's so comforting. It's like home.
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I can imagine this right after church.
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Especially this. I didn't think chicken mushroom would be this good.
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This is so good. It's so, it's like nostalgic.
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I love Filipino chicken curry.
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Wow. Look at that.
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It's so fresh, right?
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So they just bought this.
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And before, when we were coming here in like 2018, life was like a bit more simple.
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And so coming to a place like this, it just made it that much more.
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Like you were saying, you wanted like something.
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A life that's more kind of loud, secure, and quiet.
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This is Pacifica was the place for us.
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Brings you back to your roots.
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That's very good, guys.
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Parang hindi na siya kailangan ng sauce. Masarap na siya.
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At saka tama ka na. Sobrang sariwa.
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Malalaman mo ang fresh kasi matamis-tamis yung lasa ng squid.
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Even sa mga seafood, barbista, gano'n.
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Ito, perfect combination.
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The chicken mushroom? This?
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This is the type of restaurant where you want to go after a long drive.
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You know, which it's so comforting.
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Like it's so, like when you taste it, parang, I know this flavor.
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I've had this before. Right?
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And she's so nice.
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I mean, it's her day off right now and she went out of her way to go meet you.
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And as simple as it may look, but then you have that beautiful lady taking care of you, then your experience becomes great.
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And the food is outstanding.
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How is that squid?
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I think the squid, I think these two are the best ones, right?
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The squid is fresh. But yeah, I said to David, I would drive for this.
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I'll have the craving for the chicken mushroom.
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And I would drive.
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If I'm in that particular mood and I want that craving fulfilled, I'll drive an hour to come here.
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And she, I like it that it's fresh. You have to have it.
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I like it that she insisted.
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And now I heard also the mango shake is good here.
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So they're making mango shake right now.
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And she said, it's pure. It's just mango.
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Mukhang sa kulay pa lang parang wala siyang gatas.
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Yan. Yung mango puree talaga.
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It's like the color of a mango.
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If you want to go beyond Tourism Road or beyond GL, punta ka dito sa Pacifico.
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And punta ka sa Lebron James and Dwyane Wade.
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And first of all guys, I think after a long drive, have the mango shake first.
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Look for this beautiful lady.
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And then start your day with ordering the favorites.
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Always ask her ano yung bago, ano yung fresh.
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She's so honest. She said, don't order that.
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Sarap. Thank you.
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Kasi normally sabihin, bibenta ka lang ng bibentahan eh.
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Kasi gusto ko, ano yung customer.
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Satisfied sa kakainin nila.
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So kahit na minsan wala ka pang benta, hindi mo bibentahan?
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Yung pusit mo malinis, maayos at sariwa.
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Kasi kung ganun kasarap yung grilled squid mo, ibida mo.
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third championship tayo.
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Night. Cheers ha.
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Salamat sa pagpunta.
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Nice meeting you.
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Hindi kumpleto yung experience kung wala kayo.
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Oo nga, sabi ni Sir David.
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Pakilala natin yung mga kusinero mo sa likod.
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Para makita rin naman.
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Makapakilala muna kayo.
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Makikita kayo sa TV na.
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Siya si ano, si Jennifer.
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Yan ang chef cook namin, si Patrick.
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Wala lang. Isang ganito lang para makita tayo.
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Makita tayo si Sir.
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Tapos, thank you.
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Thank you Patrick. Salamat.
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Siya yung chef cook ng Judian namin.
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Oo siya. Siya yung jurado doon isa.
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Lagi ako nanonood lang eh.
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Now we're headed to Tropical Academy,
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a green space run by Local Lab,
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a homegrown Siargao NGO
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dedicated to helping make the island more self-sustaining.
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Alam mo when you go to a place and then
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entrance pa lang alam mo na,
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hmm, this is gonna be good.
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So this place is,
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it's our response to after the typhoon.
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We wanna provide long-term solutions,
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resiliency solutions,
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nature-based solutions basically
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to climate events that are gonna be happening on the island.
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Last typhoon disrupted the
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logistics of bringing food to the island.
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So food security is one of the major elements here on the island
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because we import 80 to 90 percent of the food on the island
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and we could be growing it on our own.
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We wanna also try to introduce what is native ingredients.
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Introduce it to chefs such as Dave,
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Ruth, people that are really inventive with native ingredients
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to bring it in the plates of the people
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to discover what is the real flavors of this area.
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And give the farmers also an opportunity
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to take advantage of Shargyal becoming the food destination.
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So it's, they make it into a jam.
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And it looks so nice.
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Pwede po siyang gawin sa aap.
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You know what it smells like?
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But look how pretty it is.
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And the wrapper's salty.
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And I like it salty-sweet.
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One of my favorite Medellin burgers.
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First time on the farm.
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Normally make this,
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this is like a staple on the menu,
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Based from what you're saying,
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say I'm a young entrepreneur,
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I would get my turons from you.
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So that I have to wrap it myself.
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I'll buy it from you guys.
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But I'll have a little nice cariton.
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I don't need a food truck.
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I just need a cool table.
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Maybe I'll park beside Coco Frio.
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And then I'll sell my turon.
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But it's super local.
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And you can have it while you're drinking Coco Frio.
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But I'll just maybe,
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just in case they don't want me there,
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then I'll just move away.
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maybe then I'll have a,
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I'm just brainstorming.
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Then maybe I'll have a special bell instead of,
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like you know when they sell ice cream.
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But a special bell meaning that if it's that sound,
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And I only have a hundred portions of it.
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and then I do it again the next day.
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I've never seen a turon that's been wrapped in banana leaves individually
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and with edible flowers and beautiful coco jam.
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they're so unique.
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there's so much potential for it.
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for all the young entrepreneurs out there looking for concepts,
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don't look outwards,
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There's so much here.
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It's under your nose.
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pasta ba kayo dyan?
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I think Siargao cuisine can be anything you guys want it to be.
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Because it's at its early stage.
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everything that's grown from here,
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also with the different influences from around the world,
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We continue our conversation as we tour the space.
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it's time for me to help cook lunch for the group,
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using their produce and products to give the dishes a uniquely Siargao flavor.
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So this is the local gamus,
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or parang local bagoong nila.
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nilagyan ko ng tanglad.
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it's sort of like,
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then I'll remove the lemongrass already so that I can mix it.
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I threw in some ginger to just give it that ginger aroma.
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sort of like to round off the fishy flavor.
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I'll add a little bit of the roselle jam.
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I wanna work with the ingredients here.
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maybe it can be something else or maybe it can be a condiment for a lot of things.
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maybe I'll throw in more
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because the bagoong is quite strong.
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I'll go dahan-dahan lang.
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Palistan na lang.
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I'll go with the jam.
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I'll go with the jam.
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So, kahit na wala na itong lasa,
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pero, punin niya yung lasa
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ng... Kalasa din siya.
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Oo. Ibalik natin.
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Mahalo, nagmix na yung
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baguong. So, pwede na ito
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i... Example, pag may
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iniyaw na isda, pwede na ito
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itapping sa taas.
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Or, may piniritong isda,
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or kahit anong karne,
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The rusil flavor.
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At nagagaw yung asim,
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at saka yung alat.
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Parang siyang condiment.
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Siguro, next time,
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I'd put... Maybe you can cook it down more.
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Yeah. The coconut.
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Then I'll add a little bit more water.
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Para lang the fishy flavor
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tones down a bit. Also, the coconut
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still needs to get softer.
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Yep. I agree with that.
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I think the fishy flavor doesn't need to be turned down.
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Just the coconut needs to be softer.
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Maybe you put that up.
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I was thinking...
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Oh, you coconut milked it out?
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I guess, even like, I think this will...
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This can be a condiment for kinilaw too.
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Like, because I, I don't know, I'm just...
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Like, David's style is very
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layering and textural.
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like, one of the layers.
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You know, it's here already.
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Cook this down more.
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Then, I'll get on
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Ah, I want to make a
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cocoa jam coconut.
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Pwede, sino ngayon nagpaganda ng...
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Sino yung nagplating ng...
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Pwede mong pagandahin to?
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Lagyan mo ng mga bulaklak-bulaklak.
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Para hindi siya nakakatakot kainin.
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So, baka kakala nila dinuguan to eh.
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Parang pusit lang.
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Pero try nyo ha, try nyo.
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Lagyan mo lang ng mga...
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halaman-halaman, mga bulaklak para
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Masarap daw pag dum...
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Lamas-lamas ano eh.
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Medyo coconut tayo
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yung theme natin.
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Maraming coconut eh.
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Kuha lang ako mga tika.
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Lagyan ko ng cocoa jam.
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Tapos, lagyan ko konting bawang.
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Then, lagay ko yung coconut.
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Napatayin ko na yung apoy.
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Sige, dalawang condiment na lang.
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Pwede na rin ito.
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I'm gonna put salt lang.
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Then, I'm gonna put
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the spring onions.
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It's just so abundant here.
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Then, we'll cook it off.
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Baka i-chop ko na lang
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para kasa sa lahat
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Kasi parang ako si Moses ngayon eh.
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Mume-multiply ko yung tinapay.
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Ah, si Jesus pa rin.
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Kaya pala natawa si Ate.
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leftover grated coconut,
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and this lovely spring onion,
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I think this can be
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something like this
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because it's all from here.
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salsawan o salamari.
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Ano na yung pangalam mo?
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Coco Madi Chicken.
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Coco Madi Chicken.
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I mean, if you're selling,
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say, example fried chicken on the street or any,
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like, say, your fried fish,
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you want to sell fried fish,
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but to make it different,
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instead of just using vinegar,
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you can use this.
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Yung bagoong naging pretty.
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I really wish na more people can utilize coconut.
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Ito, ano nito yan?
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Anong ko na bukas gagawin ko?
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So, yung ordinary piniritong chicken or fish,
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tapingan lang natin.
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pwede nyo nang chibugin yan.
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Patong nyo sa kanin yan.
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We have insaladang eggplant.
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Banana heart sisig,
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and then our garden salad.
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So, yung pais this one.
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It's really good.
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Blue rice with blue turnip.
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And we have here a fried chicken
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with a coconut salsa
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with your local spring onions,
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With your local chives,
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little bit of garlic,
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I think that's it.
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And the grated coconut na sobra.
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your local bagoong
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With lots of ginger,
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And with roselle leaves.
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So, this is very...
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It's like bagoong na it's very strong.
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So, pag naglagay kayo,
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You can eat this with...
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I think, would be nice.
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Daging na taong labong.
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So, I guess there's so many ways
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of using coconut.
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Like what you guys,
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you know, yung...
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philosophy nyo dito na
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everything goes around.
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I'll just put this
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just in case you guys want.
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The more I learn about
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Siargao's food scene,
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the more inspired I get.
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Stay tuned for episode 4
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as we meet more people
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Siargao's cuisine
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to the next level.
