Lion’s Head Meatballs! Celebrate Chinese New Year with this dish for family unity!
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We put around 3 to 4 tablespoons.
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2 tablespoons of good life oyster sauce, 2 eggs and this is half a cup of chopped leeks.
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You can also use spring onions if you don't see any leeks and for added texture, we are putting water chestnuts.
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It's a bit hard to find this, I ordered it online.
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In some grocery stores, it has, on the other hand, it doesn't have.
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You can also use ginger.
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So let's put half a cup of good life bread crumbs to lock in the goodness and juiciness of your dishes.
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Half a cup, that's it and then just massage it.
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As I mix this, I'm already heating it with oil.
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So you're gonna fry it first.
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So we're gonna fry these meatballs first.
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Let's just shallow fry it.
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It's also like deep frying but it's not too much.
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So that it wouldn't be too happy with the oil but if you already have oil ready there, just push it.
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Okay, you want to make sure that this is well mixed and if you're a bit doubtful about my taste that you're feeling like it's salty or it's lacking in saltiness.
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You get a small piece of this, you fry it or you microwave it, you taste it and then you adjust where you're happy, where your taste is happy.
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Mmm, smells good.
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So next, I have here, I'm gonna remove my gloves already, okay?
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So I have gloves so that it wouldn't get stuck on my nails, the meat although my nails are small, right?
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And I have here a large ice cream scooper.
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I will put water on these nails.
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Ang lubog-lubog ko yung daliri ko, yung kamay ko para hindi manikit yung karani pag binobola ko na.
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So I have here a large ice cream scooper and then, irorol ko lang yan.
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Bobulabulahin mo lang.
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Dapat karani lang ang binobolabola.
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Talaga pong medyo may kalakihan yan.
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When you put water.
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hindi siya naninikit.
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Ito, lalagyan ko lang ng cling wrap
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or pwede mo din lagyan ng plastic labo para lang hindi manikit.
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So two ways yan, kaya ito yung pinili ko kasi hindi cling wrap.
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Pwede mong taktong ganyan.
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Yung water chestnut, huwag ka magpaka-stress.
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Kung wala ka makita, push.
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Kasi what's the point of celebrating kung nai-stress ka?
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So bulah-bulahin natin.
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At para sa mga kapatid natin,
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hindi po kumakain ng baboy.
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Of course, you can always use beef.
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You can even use chicken.
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Okay, let's check kung mainit na yung ating mantika.
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So when you see na bubbles are starting to come up
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pag naglubog ka ng isang chopstick dyan or wooden spoon, the oil is hot enough.
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So now, I can start frying my lion's head.
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May sauce pa po ito ha.
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And then, hihinaan ko yung apoy.
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So ilalagay ko lang sya sa medium-low to make sure na hanggang loob ay lutong-luto.
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Pero syempre, gusto natin.
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Kasi gusto natin na yung labas ay medyo mag-brown para added flavor yun.
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And then kung gusto mo syang balibaliktarin,
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you just push it using your chopstick.
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Hindi nagkakalasog-lasog.
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That is because nilagyan natin ng Good Life Bread Crumbs.
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Parang yung samahan lang natin all year round and through the years.
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Ano mga pinagsasasabi ko, diba?
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Hindi dapat magkakalasog-lasog.
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So it's nice and golden and when you get your chopstick
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and medyo tinulak mong ganyan and you can feel na nagba-bounce back na sya.
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Ibig sabihin po niyan, hanggang loob, luto na.
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So pwede mo nang hanguin pero if gusto mo pang i-brown ng konti yung sa labas,
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pwede din namang lutuin mo pa for 2 more minutes.
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But this looks good to me, it's firm enough.
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Huwag naman, huwag mo naman diinan masyado kasi baka madurog.
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So hanguin natin and I'm going to fry the second batch but before I do that,
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syempre lilinisin ko muna yung ating mantika.
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Makamapilansikan ako.
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Linisin muna natin.
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Habang nililinis mo yan, papatayin mo yung apoy.
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Kasi pagka wala kang pinipirito, the tendency is umiinit nang umiinit yung oil so masya-shock naman yung next mong ilalagay.
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But still, hindi mo naman kailangan talagang maging crystal clear.
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Crystal clear ulit yung mantika.
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I'm going to fry the remaining meatballs and then next, gagawin na natin yung sauce at titikman natin.
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So since luto na yung ating meatballs, over here I'm just boiling some water.
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Gagawin na natin yung pinaka-sauce, yung pinaka-broth niya.
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So I have here around 2 to 3 cups of water.
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You can always put more kung gusto mong mas masabaw.
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And then into that, I'm putting brown sugar.
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This is just grated ginger.
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Some sliced mushrooms.
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I'm using shiitake mushrooms.
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Pwede ka din gumamit ng canned mushrooms.
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Kung ano man ang available.
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And I'm putting oyster sauce.
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Good life oyster sauce.
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Around 1 fourth to 1 1⁄2 cup.
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Let's also put some black pepper.
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O nilagay ko na din kasi pag bukas ko, akala ko black pepper.
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Para hindi ako mapahiya, nilagyan ko na din.
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And black pepper.
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And then let's put a good generous splash of salt.
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A splash of good life sesame oil.
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Ito yung magpapa-elevate dito sa ating dish.
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Making it restaurant quality.
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Kahit sa bahay mo, niluto.
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At syempre, mabibigyan niya ito ng authentic Asian flavor and aroma.
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Put a nice splash.
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Magbubuhos pa ulit ako mamaya.
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And then this is spring onions.
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Kalahati muna yung ilalagay.
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Titikman ko sya ngayon.
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A little bit more of oyster sauce.
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And then itong aking bokchoy.
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Nakikita mo, meron ako ditong bokchoy.
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What I'm going to do here, para hindi sya ma-overcooked.
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Iblanch ko lang sya dito ng mabilis.
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Tapos aalisin ko din kasi po, ilalagay ko yung meatballs dito eh.
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Isisimmer ko sya for around 3 to 5 minutes.
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Ganun lang kabilis.
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Kasi I like my vegetables crunchy, bright and crunchy.
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Yung mushrooms, pwede din tanggalin mo dyan eh pero.
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Papakahirap pa ba tayo.
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Iwanan na natin dyan.
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And then balik mo dyan isa-isa ang iyong lion's head meatballs.
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When we developed the recipe, mas konting liquid po yung nilagay namin.
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Pero kasi pag may natira.
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Medyo natutuyot po sya especially kung iinitin mo the following day.
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So ayan, medyo dinagdagan ko yung kanyang sabaw.
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So bring it to a nice simmer.
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Just around 3 to 5 minutes and the next, titikman na natin yan.
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But before that, lalagyan mo pa yan ng konti pang sesame oil.
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So it's been simmering.
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And lalagyan ko pa ng more oyster sauce.
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Sayang to so aalug-alugan ko.
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And then I have here some slurry.
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This is just cornstarch with water.
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Para lang magkaroon ng body yung pinaka-sauce.
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And then, let's taste it again.
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Lagay ko na lahat yung aking slurry.
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And then next, I'm ready to plate this.
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Lagyan ko pa ng konti pang papatayin ko na yung apoy.
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Konti pang sesame oil.
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And then pagka nasa bandihado na natin mamaya yan,
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i-drizzle mo pa para talagang sobrang bango ng iyong Lion's Head Meatballs.
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Pinatay ko na po yung apoy.
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I'm going to plate this.
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So pinipila ko lang yung bokchoy sa gilid para very festive.
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You can also use Napa Cabbage kung wala kang makitang bokchoy.
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Ano ang meron, yun ang gamitin mo.
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And then, ipipila ko na itong...
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Yung sauce niyan, pwede mo pa mong palaputin kung gusto mo.
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Diba, ang bongga.
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Boong araw mong...
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Boong araw mong niluto
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Amost more bokchoy
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And then some sauce.
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Ang plating po, pinagplaplanuhan din po yan.
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Katulad nito, parang mukhang maliit tong meatballs kong ito.
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Papaltan ko ng mukhang mas malaki.
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Now, buhusan natin ang sauce.
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It is super bongga.
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Pabonggahin mo pa, lagyan mo ka ng mga mushrooms dyan sa side to make it look more festive.
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And I suggest, when you serve it, let's say buffet or kahit sa table,
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maglalagay ka ng extra sauce dito sa sauce pot, sa sauce container.
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Para kung may mahilig magsabaw sa kanin, mayroong maiisabaw.
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And then of course, a little bit more of sesame oil for that added aroma and more spring onions.
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For that nice, fresh color.
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So ayan na, ang ating Lion's Head Meatballs.
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Perfect na perfect for your Chinese New Year Celebration.
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Okay, now let's try.
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Ito, pinili ko yung pinakamalaki.
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Look how bongga is that.
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Ito, pinili ko yung pinakamalaki.
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Ito, pinili ko yung pinakamalaki.
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And look at the inside, it's very nice, moist and juicy.
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Tsaka hindi nagkakalasog-lasog at syempre dahil yan sa Good Life Breadcrumbs.
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And I love the texture.
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May nakakagat-gagat akong malutong.
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More sauce, diba?
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Yan ang sinasabi ko, kaya dagdagan niyo po yung sauce.
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Kasi nung din-develop po namin yan, buhos ako ng buhos ng sauce.
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Gawin mo ito, ha?
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And don't forget to tag me pag ginawa mo ito.
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Dapat mas bongga pa dito sa presentation ko ang iyong gagawin.
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Happy Chinese New Year and have a prosperous good life.
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I'll see you all soon.
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