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🇵🇭 TINGLAYAN, BUSCALAN, KALINGA (Philippines)
1. D'Farm
INTERVIEWEES: Lorena (translator) | Aldrin (tour guide and chef, host family) | Ken (chef)
🐔 PINAKBET
(Stir-fried Chicken with Veggies):
In a pan, heat oil. Add Garlic, Tomatoes. Add Chicken. Add Salt and Pepper. Add shredded Squash, then cover for about 30 seconds. Uncover and add String Beans, Jungle Bitter Gourd. Cover, uncover. Add Okra, Eggplant, and Chili.

🐟 TILAPIA
(Deep-fried Local Fish):
Marinate in Salt, Pepper, and Vinegar for 3 hours. Deep-fry until crispy.
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2. Host family's home)
INTERVIEWEES: Lorena (translator) | Aldrin (host family, helping with butchering)
🛖 TINGLAYAN VILLAGE
Small, remote village that sits at the mountain side of Buscalan in Kalinga. Home of the living legend and an indigenous tattoo artist, Maria Oggay AKA Apo Whang Od.
🪶 BUTBUT
(Indigenous Tribe):
Their natural climate solutions were embedded in these farming practices. Primarily thrive on rice agriculture and recently on tourism by providing guide services, translations and home accommodations.
🪓 PIG SLAUGHTERING RITUAL
(Generational Tradition)
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3. Tinglayan Village
INTERVIEWEES: Lorena (translator) | Chui (fixer)
🍖 ETAG
(Rotten Meat):
Sprinkle Salt. Cure for about a week. Sun dry for several weeks or months. Also hanged when it rains. Boil for about 1 hour before eating.
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4. Tinglayan Village, Buscalan
INTERVIEWEES: Maria Oggay “Apo Whang Od” (tattoo lady)
🍲 DNUGUAN
(Pork Blood & Intestine Soup):
Clean Pig organs thoroughly. In a pot, boil innards for 25 minutes. Chop into bite-sized pieces. Peel and grate Papaya. Stir fry onion and garlic, then add Ginger. Add organs, then cover for 5 minutes. Add salt, papaya. Cover. Add Blood (mixed with Vinegar). Mix, then add ground Chili.
🐷 WATWAT
(Boiled Pork):
Boil in salted water for about 1 hour.
Timestamps:
1:00 - Teaser
1:16 - Recap
1:32 - Intro
3:12 - Introducing Buscalan Village
4:24 - Breakfast
6:13 - Learning about the Kalinga people
6:49 - Palanus
10:22 - Etag
14:50 - Tattooing tradition
16:28 - Eating with Apo Whang-Od
18:20 - Apo Whang-Od’s story
20:23 - Sonny gets a tattoo
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