Aired (September 22, 2023): What’s cooking? Hugis burger patty, pero hindi ito karne ng baboy o baka kundi hinimay na isda. ‘Yan ang pinagmamalaki ng mga taga isla ng San Vicente, Sulat, Eastern Samar — ang “podpod”! Panoorin ang video.
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00:00 It's so good to have a food trip, Pat.
00:01 Especially when you're trying new flavors.
00:03 Oh, wait a minute, Kim and Pat.
00:05 It's okay to try new things once in a while.
00:08 Because you never know, it might be a part of your taste buds.
00:11 You might discover something new.
00:13 That's my story.
00:16 Let's go!
00:17 What's cooking?
00:22 Is that lechon?
00:23 Barbecue?
00:24 Hugas burger patty,
00:26 but it's not pork or beef.
00:28 It's grilled fish.
00:30 That's what the people of San Vicente, Sula and Eastern Samar call "podpod."
00:36 They say that food with podpod is very lucky.
00:41 It's perfect to be mixed with ginataang gulay.
00:43 We don't need to use other condiments.
00:54 Podpod is enough to add flavor.
00:56 Podpod is round shaped because it's shaped like money.
01:00 You can also cook it or fry it
01:03 and dip it in vinegar with garlic.
01:06 Mmm, it's delicious!
01:08 The island of San Vicente is a well-known fishing community.
01:13 It's also the original production of podpod in the province.
01:16 Podpod was invented because in the past,
01:19 when fishermen caught a lot of fish,
01:22 this was a way to not waste their catch.
01:29 You should know that podpod can last up to a month before it's destroyed.
01:34 According to the Eastern Samar Tourism Office,
01:37 out of 1,500 residents,
01:40 only 15 families are continuing making the traditional podpod as their business.
01:47 One of the people who makes podpod on the island is Emma.
01:50 We've been making podpod for 10 years
01:52 and I learned it from my ancestors.
01:56 She buys fish from her neighbors to make podpod.
01:59 The fish that we use for podpod are
02:03 dorado, yellowfin, blue marlin,
02:07 baliling, and woodless.
02:10 The fish is cleaned and boiled for at least an hour.
02:15 The fish is removed from the scales,
02:16 chopped into small pieces, and then boiled.
02:18 The ingredients for podpod are
02:22 salt, pepper, calamansi, and vinegar.
02:28 And she will mix it.
02:29 She will give it a round shape,
02:30 similar to a burger patty.
02:33 It's called podpod because
02:35 we make it by boiling it,
02:39 then we podpod it.
02:41 Podpod is soaked for an hour to cook.
02:45 That's why we soak it or boil it.
02:50 We let it cook because it makes the podpod more delicious.
02:56 The price of 5 thin pieces of podpod is P150.
03:00 It's P300 if it's thick.
03:03 Podpod is important to me because
03:06 I get my daily expenses from it.
03:11 I teach my children about it.
03:14 I get all my needs from it.
03:18 The local government helps the podpod makers
03:22 to continue this industry.
03:25 The local chief executive organized a group
03:28 through DTI, Peso, and Dolly
03:31 for the packaging of podpod.
03:34 Not only is the Philippines rich in food,
03:39 but also in food.
03:41 With the right care and support,
03:43 traditional foods like podpod
03:46 will be continued and tasted by the next generation.
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