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Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
Watch 'I Juander' every Sunday, 8:00 PM on GTV. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #iJuanderGTV
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00:00Are you looking for a unique food trip?
00:05What if you're used to Pika-Pika?
00:09It's made from the flowers of Bougambilya.
00:17Bougambilya, Glabra or Bougabilya tree,
00:21is commonly seen in Bakurans.
00:23Because of its beauty and color,
00:25it's called the Cherry Blossom of the Philippines.
00:31But do you know, Macawander,
00:33that the colorful petals that we see
00:36are not the flowers of Bougambilya?
00:39What you see in Bougambilya,
00:42the colorful part of it,
00:44with different colors,
00:45is called bracts.
00:47So it's not the real flower.
00:49It's the one at the bottom,
00:50that's leaf-like,
00:52that looks like petals,
00:54but it's not.
00:55The real flower of Bougambilya
00:57is the small one that you see inside,
00:59at the tip of the flower,
01:01that's not very attractive.
01:03That's where the pollinators come from.
01:10One of the people who loves to plant this,
01:12our Macawander, is Josie.
01:14She started planting Bougambilya in 2020.
01:19Because my mother loves plants,
01:22when I was young, I didn't plant them yet.
01:25But when I turned 40,
01:28I realized that it's good to plant a lot of Bougis.
01:31That's why they say that I'm like my mother.
01:38From one plant to another,
01:40at present,
01:41she has more than 700 Bougambilyas in her garden.
01:47There are white, yellow, orange,
01:50violet, and of course, pink.
01:54But you know, Macawander,
01:56when it comes to planting Bougambilya,
01:58it's not just a simple garden for Josie.
02:00This is where she became a soldier
02:02in the middle of the trial.
02:06I joined a networking company.
02:09We invested a lot
02:12to provide education to my children.
02:15I was depressed until the flowers
02:19gave me happiness.
02:22I gradually forgot the pain and sadness
02:26of not being able to provide education to my children.
02:33Josie also posted her Bougambilya journey
02:36on social media.
02:39From planting,
02:42selling,
02:46to eating Bougambilya.
02:48One of her discoveries is Bougambilya.
02:52Can it be a snack and chips?
03:00In making Bougambilya chips,
03:02just mix cornstarch and egg
03:06that will be the coating for our Bougambilya.
03:18And fry until golden brown.
03:28Macawander, let's eat our Bougambilya chips!
03:33Does Bougambilya taste good?
03:39It's good. It tastes like chips.
03:43It's good and crunchy.
03:45It tastes like potato chips.
03:51It's okay. It's good.
03:53The taste is just right. It's not salty.
03:56It's like pork chitsarong.
04:01But wait, Bougambilya
04:04is not just a snack, it's also a dish.
04:09So Josie, teach us
04:12how to make a Bougambilya dish.
04:18Hello, Macawander.
04:20Today, I will teach you how to make
04:23a delicious Bougambilya dish.
04:29To make the dish,
04:31first, we will add the carrots and potatoes.
04:34We still need to add the favorite ingredients,
04:37because this is already cooked.
04:41When it's boiling,
04:42we will add the eggplants,
04:44bitter gourd,
04:45sardines,
04:46and alucon.
04:49We will add all the ingredients,
04:51and the last one, we will cook it.
04:54And we will also add the Bougambilya chips.
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05:10Macawander, the apple is cooked,
05:12so let's add the Bougambilya.
05:23It's good.
05:24It smells good.
05:26Bougambilya.
05:27I'm eating it now.
05:30I just ate it, but it's good.
05:33It's good.
05:34Their dish is really good.
05:38It's good.
05:39Yes, the one on the tree,
05:41it can be mixed.
05:42It's good.
05:44It's really good.
05:47But I wonder,
05:48is Bougambilya safe to eat?
05:52Generally, Bougambilya is not a toxin,
05:55so it can be consumed
05:57as long as it is properly prepared.
06:03So, Macawander,
06:04take a look around,
06:06and try to eat it,
06:07because who knows,
06:08just like Bougambilya,
06:11the simple thing that we think
06:13is good for our health,
06:18can be used as an advantage.
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