Aired (September 22, 2023): Don't forget to jot this down as Chef JR Royol from ‘Farm to Table’ shares his secret recipes that will surely satisfy your hunger!
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00:00 [music]
00:06 We're now getting ready for our special guest,
00:11 who is an expert in cooking food from farm to table,
00:16 Chef JR.
00:17 Welcome to Amazing Earth, Chef.
00:19 Brother, thank you.
00:20 Happy to be here and I'm excited to share with you
00:23 a very unique and yet familiar recipe.
00:27 We all want to know that.
00:30 I heard that our dishes are always good,
00:32 but when it comes to cooking,
00:34 there's always something different in the recipe.
00:36 But now, what's different in what we're going to do?
00:39 I'll give you a very easy recipe
00:41 and yet very familiar to many of us.
00:43 A Pinais dish, but this time,
00:45 I'll use Talbos, a mango leaf.
00:49 This is very underutilized and a very healthy ingredient.
00:52 You've probably tried cooking a Pinais fish
00:56 using banana leaves,
00:58 but mango leaves?
01:00 Here's Chef JR Royal
01:02 to teach us how to cook it.
01:04 [music]
01:14 Hello, Ka-Amazing!
01:16 We're going to make a classic Filipino favorite,
01:19 a Pinais dish.
01:21 But this time, we'll use
01:23 banana leaves instead.
01:25 We don't use this often,
01:27 so I thought of introducing you to
01:30 Talbos, a mango leaf.
01:32 [music]
01:40 This ingredient is super underutilized.
01:44 Chef, I'm really curious.
01:46 I like sour food, but let's see
01:48 what the effect of mango
01:50 will be on your dish.
01:52 Maybe that's the trick part.
01:54 Your mind would say that
01:56 our dish is sour,
01:58 but it's actually not because
02:00 the leaves are very neutral in flavor.
02:02 So, if you want to add
02:04 sourness, definitely.
02:06 But because this is a Pinais dish,
02:08 it's just salt and garlic.
02:10 Just like that? Yes, sir.
02:12 So, this leaf is edible? Yes, sir.
02:14 It's edible and healthy.
02:16 [music]
02:23 What do you think?
02:25 It has a different texture. Yes.
02:27 But it smells good. Can I have some rice, please?
02:29 [laughs]
02:31 I want to be more interested about
02:33 the nutritional value of this.
02:35 Does it have any benefits?
02:37 Of course, mango is rich in vitamins.
02:39 Yes, it has a lot of vitamins.
02:41 Vitamin C, A, and B.
02:43 It also has antioxidants.
02:47 So, those are some of the benefits
02:49 that you can ingest, literally.
02:51 Just by using this very humble ingredient.
02:53 You see, my dear viewers.
02:55 And you know, Chef is also a supporter
02:57 of the local agriculture industry.
02:59 Yes, sir.
03:01 Chef, in your opinion,
03:03 how can we help our farmers?
03:05 Because sometimes,
03:07 their crops are wasted.
03:09 If it's not wasted,
03:11 their crops can be bought
03:13 at a very low price.
03:15 What's your opinion on this?
03:17 What I would suggest is,
03:19 or the very least that we can do
03:21 as consumers, would be buy local.
03:23 That's very practical.
03:25 I'm sure that wherever you live in the province,
03:29 there are farms nearby.
03:31 Know them,
03:33 have a relationship with them,
03:35 buy from them.
03:37 That's what I mean.
03:39 Not necessarily cutting the avenues
03:41 of revenue for other people like the middlemen.
03:43 But it's different if
03:45 we are the ones who are interested in their products.
03:47 Maybe we should learn
03:49 how to plant
03:51 and maybe
03:53 harvest our own produce.
03:55 Do it ourselves.
03:57 I think that's the most practical approach.
03:59 In the comforts of our backyards.
04:01 Even inside the house.
04:03 I think what's great about that is
04:05 not only that you're concentrating on your health.
04:09 Because I feel like,
04:11 and there are scientific numbers
04:13 that we could refer to,
04:15 that it actually changes your entire lifestyle.
04:17 Yes, your physical health benefits from this.
04:21 But our mental health also helps.
04:23 And of course, our impact on the environment.
04:25 That's what's important.
04:27 So chef, thank you so much.
04:29 Aside from having a new experience
04:31 that was so delicious,
04:33 we also learned a lot from you about these things.
04:35 So thank you so much.
04:37 Long live to you, an amazing earth hero.
04:39 Always a pleasure.
04:41 Thank you. Let's go back here.
04:43 I'm going to eat first.
04:45 Actually, my favorite dish is the "ulo".
04:47 And also,
04:49 "Tear me with the mangoes".
04:51 So that
04:53 we can elevate the world.
04:55 Wow.
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