Aired (January 21, 2024): Ang Pikaw o Japanese fish na makikita sa Ifugao ang isa raw sa nagpapaganda sa kamangha-manghang Rice Terraces. Samahan ang ating ka-Juander na si Haris, isang owner ng matagal nang restaurant sa Ifugao na humuli at magluto ng Pikaw. Panoorin ang video na ito.
Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez and Mark Salazar, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez and Mark Salazar, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
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00:00 [Music]
00:05 1,200 pesos per fish for the price of one
00:09 Yabi
00:10 Do you want to buy it?
00:12 [Music]
00:14 The Japanese fish
00:17 [Music]
00:19 To let us taste the winner of the Pikao
00:22 We will be with tonight
00:24 Our wander, Harris
00:26 At the age of 22, she has her own restaurant
00:30 In Mayuyaw, Ipugao
00:32 But before we jump into the food she prepared
00:36 [Music]
00:37 We will first accompany Harris in catching Pikao
00:41 Hello, fellow wanderers
00:42 So we are here now at Bungan Mayuyaw Rice Terraces
00:45 To teach us how to catch
00:48 Pikao, Mok, or Japanese fish
00:52 [Music]
00:55 So now I am with Tatay Fidel
00:57 He will teach us how to catch Pikao
01:01 This is what we use to catch
01:03 What we call here in Mayuyaw is "Ukat"
01:05 In English, "trap"
01:07 Now Harris, I will teach you how to set up the trap
01:12 You need to use your hands
01:14 Just one hand
01:15 Then you will sink the trap
01:18 You will sink it there
01:19 You will insert a needle inside
01:21 To make sure that the fish won't be covered
01:24 [Music]
01:26 Cover it with a little bit of grass
01:28 Grass
01:29 And lastly, the grass will be surrounded by the net
01:32 This is used to attract the Pikao to get closer to the trap
01:36 Oh, it's deep
01:38 [Music]
01:39 Wait, it might fall
01:41 [Music]
01:43 It's deep
01:44 [Music]
01:48 Oh, why is it...
01:50 I will sink it
01:52 [Music]
01:55 Oh
01:56 [Music]
02:01 There
02:02 Oh, it's too much
02:03 [Music]
02:05 It's too big
02:06 Oh
02:07 So now we are done catching the Pikao
02:09 And we will cook it
02:11 [Music]
02:13 I will teach you how we cook
02:16 One of the specialties here in Mauri's Cafe
02:19 [Music]
02:22 Mauri's Fried Pikao
02:24 [Music]
02:25 I will teach you how we cook
02:28 Mauri's Fried Pikao
02:30 We will add salt
02:32 To remove the fishy smell and the fishy taste of our Pikao
02:35 [Music]
02:37 Wait
02:38 Wait
02:39 We will add a little bit of salt
02:41 To remove the fishy smell
02:43 [Music]
02:48 This is where the Pikao starts to fall
02:51 [Music]
03:09 We will just dip the Pikao in the oil
03:12 [Music]
03:14 Mix it
03:16 [Music]
03:17 And after 15 to 20 minutes
03:19 [Music]
03:21 The fried Pikao can now be mixed with the oil
03:24 [Music]
03:29 But you can also make Sisig
03:32 [Music]
03:34 We will just fry the fried Pikao
03:36 [Music]
03:45 And we will season it like the usual Sisig
03:48 [Music]
03:50 There you go, Wander
03:51 Our Sisig is now ready
03:53 [Music]
03:58 Wander, the jumping Pikao
04:01 Not only is it good for eating
04:03 But it is also good for loving-loving
04:07 There are beliefs here
04:10 That if you eat Pikao, you will live longer
04:16 It has an ablution effect
04:19 Men who are getting weaker
04:22 This is what you experience
04:25 [Music]
04:27 If you eat Pikao
04:30 It energizes the body of the woman
04:35 My daughter is 6 years old
04:37 That is the proof that it is true
04:44 [Music]
04:47 But Wander, the price is not a joke
04:50 It is only worth 1,200 pesos per kilo
04:55 It is not easily available in the market
04:58 Because the soil that the Pikao is fertilizing is limited
05:03 Pesticides and insecticides are added
05:07 And medicine against fish catching is prohibited
05:09 [Music]
05:13 In the Philippines, it is only found in Ipubo
05:16 [Music]
05:18 And to preserve it
05:20 A hatchery was built to propagate Pikao
05:26 The propagation that we do here in the hatchery
05:29 Is induced spawning
05:31 [Music]
05:33 In spawning propagation, they use hormones to hatch fish
05:37 [Music]
05:39 The male Pikao injects the female Pikao's eggs
05:43 And it is placed in a drum
05:45 Which is controlled by machinery
05:47 To propagate the eggs
05:49 [Music]
05:55 Pikao is a good fertilizer for the farm
05:59 That is why the elders believe in the Ipugao
06:03 Pikao is the reason why the production of rice is perfect
06:10 Rice terraces are overflowing with water
06:15 That is why the Pikao are falling into other rice fields
06:25 [Music]
06:27 Because the Philippines is surrounded by the wide ocean
06:30 The raw food like fish and shrimp
06:33 Has been part of our history
06:35 This is one of the oldest ways of preparing food
06:40 But be careful with this food according to the expert
06:44 In general, the safest way to eat raw rice
06:49 Raw seafood like fish and shrimp
06:52 Is to cook them properly
06:54 That's still the safest way
06:56 Because if it has pathogenic bacteria
06:59 Dangerous bacteria, viruses, and parasites
07:02 It can cause foodborne illnesses and parasitic infections
07:05 If we eat it raw
07:07 [Music]
07:08 It is moving and jumping
07:10 When it comes to food, it is about to eat
07:13 What's important is to make sure that the food is safe
07:17 [Music]
07:39 [BLANK_AUDIO]