En su primera parada, Pancho y Jorge visitarán un famoso lugar en donde probarán un reconocido plato local: la sopa de anguilas.
Pancho Saavedra y Jorge Zabaleta, tras un divertido viaje en bus, conocerán a Yann Chávez, un guía Filipino en "Socios por el Mundo".
Este guía, que maneja perfecto el español, tendrá una interesante conversación con ellos en el famoso restaurante Entoy's Bakashian, donde comerán un particular plato.
En el lugar, se sirve un reconocido y famoso plato llamado sopa de anguilas, en cual tiene la gran particularidad de que éstas deben ser pescadas por ellos mismos.
Pancho Saavedra y Jorge Zabaleta, tras un divertido viaje en bus, conocerán a Yann Chávez, un guía Filipino en "Socios por el Mundo".
Este guía, que maneja perfecto el español, tendrá una interesante conversación con ellos en el famoso restaurante Entoy's Bakashian, donde comerán un particular plato.
En el lugar, se sirve un reconocido y famoso plato llamado sopa de anguilas, en cual tiene la gran particularidad de que éstas deben ser pescadas por ellos mismos.
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00:00What happened?
00:02I would like to invite you to a place where there is a restaurant that serves a special dish.
00:11It is a special dish of eels, which is very good for your bones.
00:18A dish of eels?
00:20Of eels, yes.
00:21For the bones?
00:22Are they eels?
00:23Yes.
00:24Are they the same as eels or something else?
00:26No, eels.
00:28That's how you say it?
00:29Eels.
00:30Yes.
00:31And that's good for the bones?
00:32Yes, for the bones, for the system, and it also gives you energy.
00:38That's all we need.
00:40That my bones recover and we need a lot of energy to keep traveling too.
00:43Hey, and is that of the eels here common?
00:47No, it's not common.
00:49What happens is that it is prepared only in that place
00:53because there was a man who discovered that these eels can be prepared as a very delicious dish.
01:02And is that man going to be here tomorrow?
01:04No, he's not going to be here tomorrow.
01:06What happened is that he died four years ago.
01:08He died?
01:09Did the eels do that too?
01:11Did the man die?
01:17Are we going to see each other tomorrow?
01:18Yes, yes.
01:20I'll be there at five in the morning.
01:22And where?
01:24Well, the restaurant is called Yentoes Pazijal.
01:27What's your name?
01:28Jonathan.
01:29Jonathan.
01:30And you?
01:31Jorge and Francisco.
01:33Francisco, Pancho.
01:34Well, nice to meet you.
01:36Let's go.
01:38Look, it looks like we're arriving at the hotel.
01:48Help me.
01:49I'm coming, I'm coming.
01:53Everything for my leg.
02:07It looks better in the photo.
02:09What? It's air-conditioned, look.
02:12It has four and a quarter floors.
02:14It's great.
02:15It's beautiful.
02:18And the beach.
02:26Before dawn, the local fishermen prepare for a day of work,
02:30carrying nets and traps made by hand, known as bubo.
02:40And we are ready to discover the authentic flavor of Cebu
02:44with one of its most emblematic dishes, eel soup,
02:48which is also caught in this place.
02:50Guys, over here.
02:51How are you?
02:52Hello, how are you? Good morning, how are you?
02:54How are you, Jonathan?
02:55How are you?
02:56Hello, how are you?
02:57How are you?
02:58More or less.
02:59Yes.
03:02Sit down, sit down.
03:04What are you eating?
03:05Well, I'm eating something that is prepared here.
03:09It's a soup called vacasí.
03:11The vacasí.
03:12The famous vacasí that is made here.
03:13Yes, that's the famous vacasí.
03:15The tradition says that we have to catch the eels
03:19and then we bring them here to cook them.
03:25And these eels have to come out at this time, at six in the morning?
03:28Aren't there eels that come out at night?
03:30No, no, no.
03:31It's just that all these eels, or this type of eels, come out very early.
03:37So we have to be here very early.
03:39Oh, what I was missing, right?
03:40Early morning eels.
03:41Yes.
03:42That's my specialty.
03:43My specialty, getting up early.
03:48Be careful, be careful.
03:50This is wonderful, because this water is salty, right?
03:52Yes.
03:53The best thing.
03:54They told me...
03:55It's anti-inflammatory.
03:56Yes, they told me that putting my feet in salty water is anti-inflammatory.
03:59I have swollen feet, they look like empanadas.
04:02Oh, look at that egg you had there.
04:04Yes, I have a giant egg.
04:06It has a beautiful skin color.
04:07Why are you so toasted?
04:10I'm as white as a pancake.
04:13But I'm not toasted, I'm that color.
04:15You're kind of green.
04:18I'm about to shit.
04:20Let's see.
04:21But, Wadon, stop.
04:22But, there.
04:23But I can already see your 108 kilos backwards.
04:27You know, we flew to get here.
04:30Oh, fuck.
04:31Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck.
04:33Be careful, be careful.
04:34That's it, we're in.
04:36Wadon, all this so that your feet get better at once.
04:39I hope so.
04:41Be careful, Wadon.
04:42If we get close, we're going to have to...
04:44Get me out.
04:45We're going to use the eels to eat at night instead of...
04:48No, look.
04:49We're going to move a little bit.
04:50We're not going to fit in there.
04:52What happens is that this is a small boat that is going to sink.
04:57We are not the thinnest of...
04:59These little kids are half fat.
05:01I think it's going to sink.
05:02Hey, I hope the eel soup is good.
05:04Yes, it's very good.
05:08The properties are...
05:09It is a rich fatty fish, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D and vitamin A.
05:13I need that.
05:14It is the eel that promotes the development of sexual organs.
05:18You also need it.
05:19It acts as an antioxidant.
05:21It's true, it's true.
05:22And it takes care of our taste and smell.
05:24It's perfect for me.
05:25And for me too.
05:26Come on, then, let's make the sacrifice of going to look for eels.
05:35THE EEL
05:46Be careful, man, because it's...
05:47Hey, have you seen an eel?
05:49No?
05:50Hey, it's very slimy, so be careful.
05:52Something bit me.
05:53Yeah, well, wait a minute.
05:55Give me your hand.
05:56Let me get comfortable.
05:57Get comfortable.
05:58Give me your hand.
05:59Stand up.
06:00On the count of one, two, three.
06:01Up.
06:02That's it.
06:03Are you going to throw me like that?
06:04No, but if I have to carry all my weight, man.
06:10I'm shaking, man.
06:11It's a matter of...
06:13Look at a starfish.
06:14Where?
06:15Here, man.
06:17Look.
06:18How beautiful.
06:21Stars.
06:22Stars.
06:23Look how beautiful.
06:25Let's give it back.
06:26There it is.
06:27Look at the spot.
06:28How beautiful.
06:29You left it upside down.
06:33This is not very paradisiacal.
06:35It's beautiful.
06:36It's native.
06:37Well, it's not paradisiacal, but look where we are, Francisco.
06:40Yes.
06:41What are you going to tell your grandson?
06:42Hey, I took a bath on a beach.
06:43Or are you going to tell him, I went to hunt eels?
06:48We still have to go to the Palawan.
06:49Hey, I haven't seen a single eel.
06:51Me neither.
06:52Nothing to eat.
06:53Now we are putting our feet in the middle of the algae and I see that a crab is biting me.
06:56Yes.
06:57An eel.
06:58An alga.
06:59The last eel I saw was one that peed on the tree.
07:03And there came an eel.
07:05Damn, Nora, wait for me.
07:07I feel like I'm stepping on something.
07:10These traps made with bamboo and reeds are strategically placed in the mangroves and estuaries
07:16where the eels hide between the roots and the vegetation.
07:20With patience and skill, the fishermen wait for the right moment to capture these slippery inhabitants.
07:27A process that requires both knowledge of the environment and respect for nature.
07:37Look, look, look, look.
07:39Look, with the head.
07:42Look at it.
07:43Look at the detail, look at the detail.
07:45It's very angry.
07:46Touch it.
07:47It's like a little brunette.
07:50That's the famous eel.
07:53It bit me, it got into my eye.
07:56Oh, look.
07:57No, I already know it, we're not going to eat it.
07:59But how is it possible?
08:00No, because you eat things when you don't know how to cook them.
08:03The eel soup that we are going to eat in a little while,
08:07did this man invent it or is it a food that is always here from the people of the Philippines?
08:13Yes, it was him.
08:14He invented it and then other places copied it.
08:18But not with the same recipe.
08:20No, not with the same one.
08:21So we are in the right place.
08:23Look, it's not for nothing, but your foot deflated a lot with the salty water.
08:31And with our basket full of eels, we head to the local restaurant of Entoy,
08:35where they will transform into the famous soup.
08:54I am surprised that in this country, and especially in this area,
08:59which is very touristic and is growing,
09:02there are still these groups that are super isolated.
09:06They are like small communities that revolve around small trades.
09:13All the people here more or less live with this.
09:16Here they take care of the resource.
09:18They have not overexploited the eels either.
09:21No, no.
09:22For example, between a very small one, they let it go.
09:25They return it.
09:26Of course.
09:27That is, it is a trade that has been maintained for several generations.
09:29Yes.
09:30How beautiful.
09:31Shall we go for the soup?
09:33Very well.
09:34Let's try that delight.
09:37How many eels do you have to eat to be more or less good?
09:40More or less, I think five.
09:42Five eels per portion.
09:44Yes.
09:45I'm sorry.
09:46I would release them.
09:48Oh, you've eaten worse things and you're going to be sorry now.
09:51Let's go with this.
09:52Let's go to the...
09:53To the...
09:54To the...
09:55To the...
09:56To the...
09:57To the...
09:58To the...
09:59To the...
10:00To the...
10:01To the...
10:02To the...
10:03To the...
10:04To the...
10:05To the...
10:06To the...
10:07To the kitchen.
10:08I'm going to introduce you to the daughter of the owner, right?
10:09Of the owner?
10:10Yes, the owner.
10:11Of the owner.
10:12Her name is Janeline.
10:18How are you, how are you?
10:19How are you?
10:20How are you?
10:21I'm nice to meet you.
10:22Nice to meet you.
10:23Nice to meet you.
10:24Here we bring the eels.
10:28The first thing we have to do, according to her, is that we have to wash the eels
10:32so that they are all clean and then we put them in here.
10:36And when do they come to life?
10:40In the fire!
10:44This soup is cooked slowly,
10:46with a broth that combines aromatic herbs,
10:49local spices, vegetables and a lot of dedication.
10:54Well, it's been worth it.
10:56It's been worth it, let's eat.
10:59Ginalina Escabas has taken over the family business
11:03after her father's death.
11:05She has committed to maintaining the authenticity of the recipes
11:08and the quality that made the restaurant famous,
11:11proudly wearing the torch that her father lit
11:14and making sure that in Toys Bacchus & Hans
11:17it continues to be a symbol of the rich gastronomic heritage of Córdoba.
11:23It is said that this soup has an aphrodisiac effect,
11:26which is like the Viagra of Cebu.
11:28Is that true?
11:40Yes, that's what people say,
11:42that after eating the soup,
11:45the eel wakes up.
11:48Yes, yes.
11:50The eel wakes up.
11:52Yes.
11:53And it fills up.
11:55Twenty years trying the eel.
11:59There must be something there.
12:01Have you tried this soup before?
12:02No, I haven't.
12:03Well, it's going to be the first time.
12:05Unfortunately, I can't because I have allergies.
12:08Do you have an eel allergy?
12:09No, to seafood.
12:11But the eel is not seafood.
12:13It's not seafood, how do you know?
12:15No, but...
12:16What do you eat?
12:18What do you eat?
12:19What do you eat?
12:20Are you serious?
12:21Are you serious?
12:22Yes, are you serious?
12:24No, no, no.
12:25Are you serious?
12:26No, yes.
12:27I'm not making this up.
12:28No, I believe you.
12:30We're going to try it because we don't have any type of allergy.
12:34Entoy started the business with a small food stand
12:37that sold eel soup in the 80s.
12:40Over time, its business grew,
12:42becoming a popular restaurant
12:44for both locals and tourists.
12:48Entoy's success has helped put Cordoba on the map
12:51as a gastronomic destination,
12:53attracting visitors who want to try the unusual dish.
13:01This restaurant is an excellent example
13:03of how food can be a bridge
13:05between the history, culture
13:07and economic development of a community.
13:11Let's see.
13:12I'm going to show it to you.
13:14Look.
13:17How do you eat the eel?
13:19Oh, the eel is whole.
13:21And you take the head off.
13:23Yes, and I'm going to take the head off.
13:25You can eat the skin.
13:27You eat it with the skin.
13:29Well, guys, I have to leave you.
13:31I'm too drunk.
13:33What?
13:34Soldier Carran, you almost killed me.
13:36Before I leave you, I want to give you this.
13:39This is the recipe.
13:40Thank you very much.
13:41These are chili flavors for you, with love,
13:43so you can try them with your family.
13:45Oh, well, these are some snacks, right?
13:48Chorizos, peperonis.
13:50Yes, yes, yes.
13:51This is for you.
13:52With love.
13:53Thank you very much.
13:54Bye.
13:55Are you really not going to eat the soup?
13:57No, I'm not.
13:58Oh, I'm going with you too, because I have to...
14:01I'm going to take advantage of being here.
14:03No, don't start with things.
14:05Ah, the heads.
14:09Here I'm going to serve you your soup,
14:11so you can enjoy it.
14:12Hey, how do you get the head out?
14:14You cut it with your teeth, I think, right?
14:18Is this spicy?
14:19No.
14:20No, not spicy?
14:21Help me, please.
14:22I will eat you.
14:24Oh, look, you take out the gut.
14:26There.
14:27You take out the gut, and there's the meat.
14:30There's the meat.
14:31There.
14:32There.
14:33There's the meat.
14:34One, two, and...
14:35Wait, wait.
14:36Leave it there.
14:37Put it there.
14:38One, no.
14:39One, two...
14:40I don't want to look at it.
14:41No, leave it there.
14:42One, two, and...
14:43Put it there, put it there, put it there.
14:44Put it there.
14:45The lady is looking.
14:46Put it there.
14:47It's a disgrace for the lady.
14:48Put it there, man.
14:49It's a disgrace for the lady.
14:50Put it there, eel.
14:51Open your mouth.
14:52Put the eel there.
14:53Leave it there, because I want to see something.
14:54What?
14:55I want to take out that skin.
14:56Take out the skin.
14:57Give me the thing.
14:58And eat it.
14:59There it is.
15:00Look, it's like a...
15:01How do you call this?
15:02It's like a king fish.
15:03The broth is delicious.
15:04It has a lot of ginger.
15:05Now, yes.
15:06Yes, skin.
15:07You can eat whatever you want.
15:08It's the same.
15:09How is it?
15:10Delicious.
15:11Very good.
15:12Very good.
15:13It tastes like crazy.
15:14Oh, look.
15:15It has a chorizo there like a worm.
15:16No, but that's the gut.
15:17Leave it.
15:18Accept it now.
15:19It's supposed to be...
15:20And I'm the alaraco.
15:21Not you.
15:22No, but look at that.
15:23Look.
15:24There.
15:25There.
15:26There.
15:27There.
15:28There.
15:29It's like a...
15:30And then...
15:31Delicious.
15:32Delicious.
15:33Delicious.
15:34Very good.
15:35Really?
15:36Very good.
15:37It's very tasty.
15:38It tastes like crazy.
15:39I swear.
15:40Exquisite.
15:41Exquisite.
15:42The thing is that I saw the anguilla when...
15:43I feel sad.
15:44No, you don't feel sad.
15:45I'm very sad.
15:46I'm very sad for the anguilla.
15:47You don't feel sad because it's good.
15:48Eat it.
15:49You're going to love it.
15:50I'm going to put some broth in it.
15:51There.
15:52There you go.
15:53That's it.
15:54That's it.
15:55That's it.
15:56There.
15:57That's it.
15:58And eat three.
16:01No, this guy is not looking.
16:03No.
16:04Delicious, delicious.
16:07Look, taste it.
16:12Very good.
16:13I swear I loved it.
16:15Very good.
16:16Very good.
16:22Mmm, it's delicious.
16:23My body began to feel its effects immediately.
16:27Immediately.