Eating Philippines Rotten Pork Delicacy with Apo Whang Od!!

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Now, move on to the program in this video. You are facing the most challenging food in the Philippines, the most

rotten

. You know, I have risked my life many times on this show, never like this and this Village will leave a mark on me that will last a lifetime. I could have chosen a better place. Put it in my face, but before all that, let's get back to our last fun Filipino food adventure. We went to mayoyo, where we experienced a great pot of cow juice soup. Look, we don't want all the particles, we just want the juice. made from carrot juice beet juice you know, now we hit the road and travel even further north in Luzon, going to a town that is impossible to access by car.

Good morning from the best food review show of all time. Jeep KN, today we have an epic adventure. in front of us this is one of the most brutal real trips you will find in this country there are no tunnels there are no roads jutting through the mountains it is non-stop miles and miles of winding roads The town we are heading to It is only populated by a 1,000 people and you can't even drive there. You can get close, but then you have to walk 45 more minutes to get to the beginning of the town. We are almost there.

Now let's start walking. Welcome to bus gulan Kalinga is isolated in a small, secluded mountaintop village, but every week thousands of Travelers make the trip here for one reason: to be permanently marked by the iconic APO Wang. I didn't realize the strength that she had in this town until I walked through the town and her photo is everywhere today. I am on a mission to sit face to face with the legend. She follows her own schedule. If she doesn't want to do something, she doesn't do it. What is the probability that she will meet her today and participate in a village festival with some shocking rituals?

The guy just cut a pig's leg off and then rubbed blood on my arm. What is the purpose of blood pooling? Until this EOP, the

rotten

meat

delicacy

of the Philippines, this is probably one of the smelliest meats I have ever smelled in my life, but first a mountaintop meal. I'm very excited to be here and we've come a long way. Long after a 1 hour walk, I join two local guides, Lorena and Aldren, we are at an open-air restaurant ready to recharge with a delicious dinner prepared by Chef Kent. You two were born here and came here later, how long ago?

I lived here 4 years here Fulan, a quaint village with about 200 homes, exists in splendid isolation with limited Wi-Fi access and absolutely no cell phone signal. I've done a lot of research on this place, it's a fascinating place, but there is one person that really stands out. above everyone else and that is Aang, she is the main reason why tourists came here because Aang is the one who made the tradition more popular especially Filipinos who are outside of the Philippines. She is a great help for them to connect with their roots. Apple Wong UT recorded Kinga. on the global travel map with her ink and needle more than a decade ago, these days, crowds of eager visitors line up for hours or even days waiting to be marked by her 106-year-old hands.

I hope to see it later, but I'm not just here to see it. I really want to learn about the people of Kinga, especially when it comes to food. Kent starts our oil glazed dish and then adds garlic, onion, tomato, diced chicken, salt and pepper and then stirs until the meat is firm and surprisingly chicken. It is one of the many basic ingredients that Buscalan residents must import from abroad to save time. They have incorporated a zip line perfect for food building materials. Wait, wait, how much food here can you provide yourself? And how far do you have to pull the zip line?

We mostly grow them, but it's not enough, so we still need more here and the only problem is that you're not just feeding the villagers, you're feeding maybe two or three. Sometimes, because you have so many visitors, papaya green beans and jungle bitter gourds jump onto the trails, you hug and Kent seals his fate under the lid, so what's something you love and wish you could get more easily But is it so difficult to get? here in addition to cell phone reception carbonara Pizza carbonara Pizza finally okra eggplant and chilies complete the arrangement there is a little rain we can handle it yes great, the food may be a little soggy but I don't care, I'm going to get a good rice base, so I'm going to put some vegetables on it, some chicken and I hit it with a little bit of this sauce, it's good, it's the right move, yeah, thank you, that's good, the soy sauce is like a onion flavor of factory.

It has a little bit of a kick to it, it's like the soy sauce is already good but you really turned it up a couple notches, the veggie ingredients are very fresh and I've actually eaten a lot of meat so far on this trip. I've eaten a lot of fried things, I ate Jolly Beef out of a trash can so this is pretty good, we say pizza for delicious pizza, okay I thought you were saying pizza, do they have a pizza place up here? No, boy, I would be. happy, yes, today one of my big goals is to understand more about the Kinga people.

I know the Philippines, like Vietnam, where I live, there are many different ethnic groups here, which separates the Kinga people from any other group of people in the Philippines. Each ethnic group has a type. of weaving, so it's like our style is different from the euga style or the banawe style. The Kinga, indigenous to the Cordela Mountains in the northern Philippines, are mainly found in the province of Kinga, with a population exceeding 150,000. I will soon experience some of their more extreme traditions. at an event known as penuse explains penuse how to eat all together drink all together you are speaking my language now PA is a festive gathering held to celebrate Kinga weddings housewarmings or the arrival of a guest we have visitors in our house we need to kill

pork

or chicken to welcome visitors so they feel like they are part of your family, something like that.

Can you do it when a YouTuber comes to town? Yeah, it would be more fun if you said no, not really for me. welcoming Aldren will break the news to a personal assistant at her home where we will slaughter a pig for a community feast and I will have the opportunity to taste a dish so potent and so putrid it could gag a worm. It's a food that many of my fans have asked me to try. Why are people so eager for me to try this early the next day? Preparations for the banquet begin with villagers draining blood from a pig, mixing it with vinegar to prevent clotting, and setting it aside for later use in one of today's main dishes. before the slaughter begins and before I know it, I am dragged into an unexpected ritual of welcoming guests: the guy simply cut a leg off a pig and then soaked it with throat blood and then rubbed the blood on my arm , What is the purpose? of the blood they welcome you here in search of them he said that your life will be longer and longer I don't want it to be too long how many years is this worth it only happens to one person how long do I keep this in the day then? tomorrow you can wash well, according to Kinga's belief, the fate of the central person in Apoll, also known as me, is linked to the liver of the slaughtered animals, we have the liver in our hand, so he is examining it, how does he judge whether it is good or not?

He's just watching. for the general state of the liver, for example, this pig did not drink anything, deciphering the future from the organ of an animal is a practice that I found in Namibia and in Ethiopia there is a woman in front of your life, is she my wife? There is another wife, second wife, but this is the first time I see this ritual in Asia. He was saying that it looks good in many years, you and your program will be more successful. When was the last time, sir, that you saw a pig? the liver indicated something bad 6 years 5 years then they give them another pig oh, so if it's bad you don't eat the pig yes, so it's very lucky with the approval of the liver the villagers start cooking huge pieces of meat are cut to serve Large portions are then boiled with salt for over an hour simultaneously, the inert ones undergo a meticulous cleaning and boiling process, this will take a while, so while we wait, Lurena introduces me to the Filipino food of my nightmares, fingers crossed so that this does not mark the end for me especially.

Before I had the opportunity to meet the legendary APPA Wang, what I was told before I came here was that it's not clear that she is 106 years old, that she is still tattooing people, that she is still vibrant, that she is still working, but that If you do, you follow your own schedule. She doesn't want to do something, she doesn't do it, so let's hope in the meantime we have a meal that many of my fans have asked me to try. Thanks, this here is the E. As expected, the tradition of doing e talk predates it. the invention of the refrigerator the pieces of

pork

are cured in salt for about a week and then dried in the sun for several weeks after this process the EOG remains edible for over a year, but there is a trade-off, the most notable is the smell, this is probably one of them. one of the smelliest meats I've ever smelled in my life that's not being bad that's not being rude this smells bad yes, you know, I've risked my life many times on this show, never so my nose can disappear after this moment I just finished of losing a year of my life.

I can't go back and I wasn't going to live that long anyway to be honest. Oh, he just gave me the long black one. Oh my goodness, it smells so amazing I want to explain it to you. audience what does this smell like before I was a world traveler. I worked for a company that moved refrigerators and washing machines and once there was an elderly man who bought a new refrigerator. Great news, except we had to take his old refrigerator. His old refrigerator was full of meat that had been inside this warm, insulated box for weeks, we opened the door, we were hit by this powerful blast of rotting meat juices and that smell is exactly the same.

Does cooking reduce the smell at all? Yes, he will do it. most delicious you understand, I have trust issues at this point, jerk comes to the table in various forms, you can sauté it with garlic, simmer it in a soup pot or just cut the mold and try it, my first taste of this . Twisted dish A long hour of boiling until soft seems like a good idea the time has come I wish I could put it away more I wish I could procrastinate but chewy I can't at my side my good friend chewy I brought chewy here for a couple of reasons, one because for all the tougher foods I've eaten on this trip I also wanted to make them chewy eat them he joined me to try the pogp you get some big pieces that have a lot of protein but then there are also some pieces that certainly ate meat of monkey It's like riding a roller coaster for the first time.

You are excited but at the same time you are scared and empty. It's like a Russian relay of different cow organs, but the other reason. No, that's the only reason, yes, yes, yes. I only have one reason why Lorena doesn't eat pork. I invited Marcos, a food lover, to join us for something to eat. When was the last time you ate last night? Oh, you were there last night. the right guy to bring to this moment right here, please try something we do like that. The eyes don't cry. It looks genuinely chewy. You are next, let's try it.

This is the second time I eat. To be honest, the first time I eat. it's like uh it's not going well I didn't like it but this is the second time maybe I like it more oo cooking didn't do anything it smells rotten like always you're ready yes I'm ready let's go because I'm glad m swallow swallow swallow swallow I have to chew itfirst manam wow it was quite an experience I think I saw God or satan I'm not sure one of the two is very soft and tender there is something that I think about this controlled putrefaction of the meat that softens it a little it is greasy and oily, I'm not going to say succulent, but there is a smoky, semi-rotten cheese-like taste that sticks to the inside of your mouth, like that taste was there for probably the next 7 years when I ate this the first time, it's a lot saltier, it's definitely a lot better.

I'm not saying I'll eat this every day to be honest, but maybe on an alcoholic occasion, it's definitely all here to wash it all down with some EOG soup. I don't want to be disrespectful, but you know, it smells like liquid from a garbage container, it's really brutal, regards. It stayed very hot, okay, oh, it's oily, it's very oily. Tasty. It starts off with a nice hint of Porky flavor and then there are some nice notes of rot at the end, but that's actually not that bad, yeah. I think if you let a foreigner or a beginner eat this, this is a good start, yes, start. with this beginning, yeah, I'm curious about when this town's reputation started because as you walk in, there are signs that say "tattoo." Village like this is the place in the Philippines known for if you want to get a really traditional tattoo when That reputation started maybe around 201, 2010, then 2012, just a really old Kinga tattoo known as B that goes back millennia, to a time when animism and headhunting were the norm?

Originally, Kinga warriors got a tattoo for each feat in combat, while women adorned themselves for the purposes of fertility and beauty. With the spread of modernization and Christianity in the 20th century, headhunting declined and this tradition Of tattoo art was on the verge of extinction, until the rise of Oppo Wang wood, for a long time people were able to come here and get tattoos, but eventually it exploded in popularity, so what made it explode in popularity? Vlogs, documentaries, TV shows right now to help with the education of the younger generations. We were able to go to school because we have the means, we have the money with aid. of these stories with the help of a life is now easier than before in just a moment wait, hopefully I will meet Huang herself, let's see her mood today, just be charming with her, be charming, have you ever told me Seen not being charming now after? 2 hours of cooking the festive food is ready to calm the hungry stomachs of the villagers and with the grace of Good Fortune Apple Wong Wood has accepted our invitation to dinner and even better, he has come hungry, you cook well, today is a good day because you are Here you have a good nose, thank you very much, give it a little, give it a little nose.

I have a little more. I wish I could give it to you so we can have some food. Do you want to eat some of this? An Dinan dinuguan is unique. Pork blood and organ soup starts innocently enough with a sautéed aroma of onion and garlic. The cook adds the boiled innards and lets it simmer under the closed lid. Once the innards reach the desired firmness, a generous amount of salt and papaya The Cook waits patiently for the papaya to soften before pouring the blood and vinegar mixture from the morning's final mixture with a little heat from some chopped chilies, complete this best dish, let's see if it passes your inspection, She loves it, sure F, okay, I'm coming. to slide a little continue also you taste like blood it's a little bitter and there's also some spice there's like some chilis in there uhoh she just ate some of it she's making some comments she said it's good, it's good yeah, luckily she's a pleased wang with food taking advantage of his good mood.

My goal is to learn more about her history. I know you've had so many people from so many different countries. TV channels. YouTube channels. Come here to talk to you and interview you. What is the question? You are the most sick of people asking you, she is sick of people asking her what foods you are

eating

, why are you still here, why are you still so strong, oh right, that was going to be my first question, Yes, no, I am. Just kidding, but I have a question that I'm sure you've probably been asked before. Do you remember how old you were when you started?

As someone who is tattooing others, she began practicing SE when she was about to complete it. 10 years, so when you first start, how do you practice? Do you just have a very trustworthy friend who started dating her? She really was a trustworthy friend. She became a Kinga tattoo artist under the guidance of her father, while tradition reserved this art for The talent of the Kinga men application broke barriers making her the first and only female Mamba batok of her era after this ancient craft would begin to fade. APO Wango held the title of the last mamb for many decades until her great-nieces stepped in as her apprentice.

Why is it like this? It is important for you to mentor other tattoo artists so that when she is gone, someone will continue the tradition. It's amazing that you've been able to bring this art to light in much of the world, but the other side of that is now. You continually have people coming here and they want to get a piece of you, they want a photo of you, they want an interview with you, they want to talk to you, so what's it like to constantly have tourists in your space and surrounding you? I'm happy, I'm happy when there are a lot of people who come here.

I am happy that we are appreciated here, even not only Filipinos, even Americans or foreigners with decades of tattoo experience. Apple Wang has designed countless works of art that showcase the culture of her people. As time catches up. She entrusted more complex work to her apprentices, reserving her ash and her needle only for her three characteristic points that represent her and her first two apprentices. Hey, what do you think of this tattoo? I only have one tattoo, it's here. More put more, oh, more tattoos. I would like you to put my signature on it. I'd love to.

Oh, I'm a little scared because this was done with a machine and you're doing it by hand. Here is a checklist for a Kinga tattoo session, the first payment, surprisingly with everyone. fame of her, she's only charging $6 per person, here we go. Basically, they gave me a needle on a stick and I'm supposed to give this to her second alcohol wipe. She doesn't do this part, so when I pointed out the tattoos. Fate with my sticky, Denan-soaked finger I want to put it here 1 2 3 Little did I know that pig's blood would soon be injected into my veins Oops, she puts an ink first on my wrist, third brace, the pain is real, oh God mine, can you?

I don't think she is doing this, the Kinga tattoo method is stronger than modern techniques. Tattoo ink is a mixture of charcoal and water that is constantly applied to the skin using a suot-dyed thorn. Thorn made from a Palam mon grapefruit tree or bamboo to you, what is it? the best part of your day i the best part of your day is tattooing sharing your art a circle is complete at this point in your life you don't have to keep tattooing people you don't have to keep meeting new people having new people come home every days, so what keeps you going is that you do it for the Young Generation that is coming of age to see how you do it and hopefully they will continue to practice it, so when she said it will be put together, it will still be like that. being practiced maybe she wants to be an example and the final circle for you 10 years 20 years 50 years on the road what is your hope for this town?

She hopes they still maintain the tradition and then continue doing what they were taught. people are changing we are different they are different now so let's hope for the best she ever did use some tissue to wipe it off and I look like I have three beasts wow it took me about 3 minutes and that's for Life Sal, thank you, wearing a uple Wong wood mark is like having a piece of raw living history ink directly on your skin, it's not just a tattoo, it's a story, the ultimate souvenir and a badge of honor that I will wear while I'm wandering around this crazy world.

I guess my final question and no I don't want this to sound rude or dark but Apple Wood won't be here forever yes and once she dies what is the future of this place hopefully most of We have already worked, we went to school, we finished school, so that we can help our younger siblings or our families. Do you think tourism will continue here? I hope, I hope, they continue to come here because the younger generations are trying to continue these Traditions so that they can be practiced continuously, but as we said, we lived a simple life before we could go back to that, we experienced it during the pandemic, so it is We can easily survive with whatever we have here, ladies and gentlemen, this.

It is the end of our adventure in the Philippines, this time I have my tattoo as a reminder and a mark to remember this trip forever. For me it was an honor and an incredible pleasure to see new pieces from this country, but especially to meet Miss Opo Wang Wood. The lady is iconic and just being able to share a meal by looking into her eyes, asking her questions and hearing from her will be an incredible memory and something I will cherish for the rest of my life if you love Indian food. then you are going to love our new channel, the best food in India.

Subscribe now for weekly videos showcasing the most unique street food from across the country. She said she sounds better than you. She said she looks at mine, it's good. I know. one was very cheap I don't know she's smelling the ring come on she said it's not just that you like your ring I don't think you can smell anything wait let me smell yours it smells like $200 at least $200 is my wedding ring Okay guys this one It's the end of our Filipino adventure. Can you believe I got a tattoo on my wrist for life today? This could last longer than my marriage.

It's a joke, baby. I love you joking. I want to thank Chey on behalf of The Che Show here was a huge help, a huge help on this adventure and it was fun to watch him join in every time I had to eat something, it made me feel conflicted inside, then I just forced him to do it and it made me feel better, yes, otherwise. That's all for this. Thanks so much for looking. See you next time if we go ziplining.