Aired (October 20, 2024): Exotic food is nothing new for Chef JR Royol, so join us in this episode as he travels to Bohol to discover and taste this unique snack!
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00:00It's one of the most delicious frog legs you'll ever taste.
00:02I think I've eaten this once.
00:04Like, it's been a long time.
00:06It's been 20 years already.
00:08We also had a lot of exotic food that we tried here at Farm to Table.
00:13I can't think of anything!
00:16We'll add that with a crunchy snack that will make you go crazy.
00:31Sir Elmer, how did you come up with the idea of making a business out of frogs?
00:36These frogs here,
00:38they eat them in the tar shares in Loboc.
00:42I was the supplier back then.
00:45For about 5 years, I think.
00:46Then, they learned how to breed.
00:50So they bred, and I lost my customers.
00:53You lost your customers.
00:55My wife's nephew was from Thailand.
01:01He would always look at me.
01:04When he saw me, he'd say,
01:06Bro, they eat frogs here in Thailand.
01:10In the streets.
01:12It's like street food in Thailand.
01:15He'd say, Bro, people eat frogs here.
01:16Yes, they eat them. It's delicious.
01:18I tried making a tip-tipak.
01:20I'd display it in the tar shares in Loboc.
01:24It took me a week to finish it.
01:27Up to 1,000 packs.
01:30Up to 2,000 packs.
01:32What kind of worm do you use to make your tip-tipak?
01:38We call this a superworm.
01:42Sir Elmer's superworms are larvae of darkling beetles.
01:47These insects are scavengers that live under rocks or trees.
01:52Chichaworms are considered healthy
01:54because each superworm eats organic fruits and vegetables.
02:00Sir Elmer, after we harvest it,
02:04we wash it.
02:06How many times do you wash it?
02:08Three times.
02:10In short, we just fry it.
02:23This is the first one.
02:25There you go.
02:29It's really crispy.
02:32Okay.
02:34This is the fried one.
02:36It's not seasoned yet.
02:41It's crispy.
02:43It's like Chicharon.
02:45It's crispy.
02:48It's not seasoned yet but
02:50it has a salty taste.
02:54After it's finished,
02:56before you cook it,
02:58the umami will be released.
03:01Fascinating, right?
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