Aired (April 16, 2024): #DapatAlamMo na bukod sa malagkit na kanin, maaari ring magluto ng suman gamit ang arasip o starch na makukuha sa lumbia! Ang ipinagmamalaking suman na ‘yan sa Leyte, alamin sa video na ito.
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00:00 Hailey, in provinces, you can taste different foods.
00:05 Is that true?
00:06 It's true, Mommy Sue.
00:07 Because what's not popular in our area is what they use as an ingredient.
00:12 There, there's rice in Leyte but it's not made from sticky rice.
00:16 That's the story of Marisol Abduraman.
00:20 In making rice, it's not just limited to sticky rice.
00:28 Because in Leyte, they have a plant called suman,
00:30 made from arasi or stars that you can get from lumbia.
00:33 It's a tree that looks like a coconut tree.
00:38 They cut down an old lumbia tree.
00:48 Then they plant it until it's crushed and becomes arasi powder.
00:57 They use arasi powder instead of sticky rice.
00:59 Sander has planted 100 lumbia trees in Bori, Haro Leyte.
01:05 It's an alternative to rice because it's hot and it's good for food.
01:15 According to Judy Calabia, a farmer,
01:18 the lumbia tree grows near the side of the field.
01:23 The lumbia tree, when it reaches 10 to 15 years,
01:29 and its height reaches 30 feet or more or less 9 meters,
01:36 not all trees have arasi powder.
01:39 If the tree is mature, it has a lot of arasi powder or stars.
01:44 People here choose trees that are tall or near the flowering stage.
01:52 The trunk inard or the soft part of the tree's body is what arasi is made of.
01:56 They don't need to replant it to replace the planted tree.
02:01 Because around the tree, there are seedlings that grow.
02:05 It's only 8 in the morning.
02:08 Sander is already climbing up to their farm.
02:11 He's making arasi powder every time it's hot.
02:14 He can get a sack of arasi powder from each tree.
02:19 You put it in a bucket with water and squeeze it.
02:22 When you squeeze it, the liquid becomes powder.
02:26 They soak it for half a day.
02:29 Sander usually uses the arasi powder for making suman.
02:33 You mix the arasi powder with sugar.
02:39 Depending on the amount, if for example, one sack of arasi powder,
02:43 you put 1/2 kilo of sugar and 3 pieces of coconut,
02:48 you mix it.
02:49 Once you mix it, you wrap it with banana leaves or agik-pip.
02:54 After boiling for 20 minutes, the sumang arasi can be squeezed.
03:04 It's sweet because of the sugar.
03:11 It's a bit hard, but it's soft.
03:15 It's tasty.
03:18 According to nutritionist Ina Marcado, arasi is safe to eat.
03:22 It comes from lumbia flower, sago flower.
03:25 It's a form of starch, so it's an energy source, meaning it's energy giving.
03:29 It's rich in carbohydrates.
03:31 If you have diabetes or if you're watching your sugar,
03:34 you're watching your weight, it's better to control it.
03:37 You should know that the lumbia or sago palm tree
03:41 usually grows in Mindanao and some provinces in Visayas
03:45 according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
03:48 It's a good alternative to malagkit because arasi is organic.
03:56 Arasi is worth P75 per kilo and can produce more than 100 pieces of sumang.
04:04 It's important for us, the laypeople, because this is what people here are looking for.
04:09 When we were kids, this is what we were used to.
04:13 Arasi is made during the summer season.
04:15 There are many alternative foods,
04:18 so it's best if it can help health and safety.
04:22 I'm Marisol Abdurrahman, and this is the story you need to know.
04:27 (Music)
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