Aired (February 8, 2025): Ano ang pagkakaiba ng higanteng hito na ito sa mga karaniwang hito na nakikita natin? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00Have you ever seen a hito?
00:05The fat fish that looks like it has a cat.
00:11But this big?
00:13Can I see it again?
00:14How big is it?
00:15Wow, I think it's bigger than the hito you saw.
00:19This vlog has almost 1.7 million views.
00:24People are so pitiful for the giant hito.
00:27But is this for real?
00:29Or are we just being catfished?
00:37If this hito is this big, it looks like an anaconda.
00:39Let's read the comments on the video.
00:42That's a delicious coconut milk.
00:44The hito is so big, it can fit a whole family.
00:48It's scary to eat it.
00:49You don't know what you're feeding the hito.
00:53It's so heavy.
00:54I can't even eat it with one hand.
00:55This vlog of the giant hito was taken by the content creator of Mokpang, Eric.
01:00From Inos Almite.
01:02In a hito store near them.
01:05Eric was surprised by the size of the hito he bought.
01:09When I went here, we were surprised.
01:11The hito was so big.
01:13It's like four donkeys.
01:16That's where I caught my interest in vlogging.
01:20Because it's big and I didn't know what it tastes like.
01:24But when I tasted it, I knew.
01:27Quality.
01:28Actually, they know that the hito is fishy.
01:31But when I tasted it, it's delicious and fresh.
01:37One.
01:38Two.
01:39Three.
01:41Say it to the camera.
01:42What's the English name of the hito?
01:43Catfish.
01:44It's not catfish.
01:45It's catfish.
01:46Catfish.
01:47Do you know why the hito is called catfish?
01:49Because of its fishy smell.
01:52Why is the hito called catfish?
01:55Because it's fishy.
01:57Fishy.
01:58That's great.
01:59You know a lot, Kim.
02:03The giant hito can be bought here in this store.
02:06In 2021, Mang Jojo will start selling grilled hito.
02:10And this is where he first sold live tilapia.
02:13When we were selling tilapia,
02:15when it comes to hito, it's really different.
02:17It's a giant.
02:18We started with a giant hito
02:20so that it's at least big enough
02:22and good for 8 to 10 people.
02:24When we were kids, we loved to go fishing.
02:27We loved to go fishing with my brothers.
02:30So, we caught hito.
02:32So, I've always loved eating hito.
02:36The live hito that are live and fresh
02:38that can be bought in their store and are from Bulacan.
02:41Here in my store,
02:42I thought of putting a small fish pond
02:46so that my customers can experience
02:49that they can choose and catch hito
02:51inside a fish pond.
02:55If there's not even a week left,
02:56they want to sell their hito
02:58because of the number of people who buy them.
03:02Mang Jojo has two types of catfish.
03:04The good-sized one that weighs 1 kilo
03:06and the over-sized one that weighs 3 to 5 kilos.
03:12This hito should be easy to catch.
03:14It's hard to catch.
03:15It has a pectoral spine.
03:17This is the sharp part.
03:19It's like a knife.
03:20If you get stabbed, it hurts a lot.
03:23And if you're sensitive,
03:26you can get injured
03:28because it has a mad venom.
03:33Many people are curious about the taste of giant hito.
03:35And to make it easier to read,
03:37what hito do they prefer?
03:39And if there's a difference in taste depending on the size.
03:41We challenged Mang Jojo
03:43to prepare a small and big hito.
03:45We'll cook it in the same way
03:47and we'll let people taste it.
03:49Mang Jojo prepared the hito and grilled it.
03:58After more than an hour,
04:00it's cooked.
04:01It's done.
04:10We changed the position of the plate
04:12for the over-sized and regular-sized grilled hito.
04:19This one has a better taste.
04:23It's delicious.
04:25The food is good.
04:27It's the same.
04:28Yes.
04:29They're the same,
04:30even if they're bigger or smaller.
04:31But there's a big question.
04:33How did Mang Jojo come up with the idea of grilling hito?
04:37According to the expert,
04:38the answer is not because of the size of the hito
04:42but because the giant hito that Mang Jojo sells
04:45is a big fish species,
04:47the African catfish.
04:50The native hito grows slowly
04:53and its size is not that big.
04:57It's comparable to the African catfish.
05:02It's native to Africa and some parts of the Middle East.
05:05It has a long, cylindrical body
05:07with no scales.
05:09It also has a broad and flat head.
05:11It grows big.
05:13It can grow up to one meter
05:15and more.
05:16It's preferred to be caught
05:19or cultured
05:20because of its fast growth rate.
05:24If this is how they grow,
05:26like the African catfish,
05:27it's surprising.
05:29But if you taste it,
05:31you'll be amazed.
05:35You know a lot, Kim.