Aired (January 26, 2025): Sa bayan ng San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, may puwede raw anihin sa mga bakawan?! Hindi raw ito prutas, kundi mga suso na kung tawagin ay 'sihi'. Kumusta naman kaya ang lasa nito? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00But for now, we'll head to Manggarin River, still in the town of San Jose.
00:09We found out that we can harvest something from these Bacawan trees.
00:13It's not fruits.
00:15It's seeds, or seeds, as they call them.
00:26Ma'am, what are we looking for? Where are the seeds?
00:29The seeds are under the trees.
00:32If the water is deep, the seeds will rise up from the trees.
00:38They rise up from the trees?
00:40Yes, they rise up from the trees.
00:41If the water is high?
00:43Yes, the water.
00:44Then you harvest in the morning?
00:47No, in the day.
00:49Oh, in the day.
00:50Yes, you can't harvest in the dark.
00:53Because there's a lot of insects.
01:00You have to be careful when you go around the Bacawan trees,
01:03because they're submerged in the water.
01:05The trees that are inhabited by the Sihi also have a lot of seeds.
01:08They're usually found in trees that are not yet dry.
01:11It looks like they're gathering around this tree.
01:15You're caught!
01:16It's clinging to the ground, right?
01:18Yes, it's also submerged in the ground when it's clinging to the ground.
01:22You can't notice it.
01:23This is like an alternative if the fish can't catch it.
01:28Yes, it's like a cycle of life.
01:33Aside from the Sihi, what else do you harvest here?
01:39Alimango.
01:40Alimango.
01:41Cucumber.
01:42Cucumber, too.
01:43It's thick.
01:45Sihi are usually found in coastal areas or places near the sea.
01:49Due to the occidental Mindoro, Sihi are abundant,
01:52which is why it's considered an authentic food of Mindoro.
01:57We caught a lot.
01:58This is what they caught earlier.
02:00Aside from the Sihi,
02:03there are also a lot of things that they can catch here in Bacawan.
02:09What's great about Bacawan is that it's like a natural protection from the sea
02:14when the waves are strong.
02:15At the same time, it's still a great area to actually get resources or food.
02:23Fish, alimango, shells, snails, like this one.
02:29Local people say that Sihi sa Luya is their favorite dish.
02:45Let's taste it.
02:50Hello?
02:52Hello?
02:57Sir, it's not like that.
02:59Sir, it's not sip-sip.
03:02How do you say it?
03:03It's pierced.
03:04It's pierced?
03:05Yes.
03:06Sigh.
03:07It's really hard to get the Sihi's meat.
03:09That's why the locals say that it should be used as a carayom or perdible.
03:23Why did you eat the white skin?
03:25It's not this?
03:27It's the white skin. Why did you eat it?
03:29Is this what you're going to eat?
03:31Yes, just the meat.
03:32Ah.
03:38Is it good?
03:41It's sweet.
03:42Crunchy.
03:45Thank you, Ma'am.
03:46You're welcome.
03:48Thank you, Ma'am.
03:49You're welcome.
03:50Definitely, there's no bitterness.
03:52There's no unpleasant aftertaste.
03:54Sweet.
03:55Crunchy.
03:56There's a delicious ginger aftertaste.
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