Aired (March 8, 2025): Kara David, walang pag-aalinlangang tinikman ang fresh tamilok o woodworm ng mga taga-Aklan. Ano kaya ang say niya sa lasa nito? Panoorin ang video!
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Hosted by Kara David, ‘Pinas Sarap’ takes its viewers on a weekly gastronomical adventure that gives them a deeper appreciation for Filipino food.
Watch ‘Pinas Sarap' every Saturday, 8:15 PM on GTV. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #PinasSarap
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00:00Let's now go to the center of the province of Aklan,
00:02to Calibo,
00:04where you can find the 220 hectares of bakawang
00:08that the Aklanons themselves planted and cared for.
00:11This is also what gives them livelihood.
00:14There are many different kinds of food that you can get from bakawan or mangroves.
00:20Aside from fish,
00:23there are also shellfish, which they call tuwai.
00:28Then,
00:29right there,
00:31in the mangroves,
00:33right there in the wood,
00:36where it's already rotting,
00:38there's something that they call tamilok or woodworm.
00:44And they say it's delicious.
00:46They eat it.
00:47They don't need to cook it anymore.
00:49Just with vinegar, it's already delicious.
00:51Let's get some tamilok.
00:55I'm here with Kuya Roderick,
00:57the tamilok expert.
01:00We're going to get some tamilok.
01:02Tamilok is found in places where the wood is already rotting, right?
01:10Yes.
01:10So, what we're looking for is dead wood,
01:15like this one.
01:16Because in dead wood, that's where the tamilok lives.
01:20This is the old one.
01:21Is there tamilok inside?
01:22Yes.
01:23There, Ma'am.
01:24What is it?
01:24That's where it's rotted.
01:26Here, we can bring it there.
01:28Okay, Kuya, go ahead and do that.
01:31Wait, what did I leave behind?
01:33My jeans got stuck.
01:35I'll just use my feet.
01:37My feet are here.
01:38You're so heavy.
01:41I'll just walk and I'll be able to carry it.
01:43Oh my gosh, my feet might get stuck.
01:46Using a plier,
01:48they will first cut the wood in the middle
01:50to get the tamilok inside.
01:57You can also tap it to get the tamilok inside.
02:04Then, they'll wash it in water
02:06to get rid of the dirt and dirt.
02:11Once the tamilok is clean,
02:13you can eat it with vinegar.
02:15Okay, can I eat it now?
02:24Your vinegar is so strong.
02:26I'll have another one.
02:27Wait, their vinegar is so strong.
02:38It tastes like a tamarind.
02:40But your vinegar is also delicious, right?
02:43The vinegar is like a tuba.
02:46And then, it's so soft.
02:49It tastes like a tamarind.
02:51It's okay.
02:53There's no bitterness.
02:54And you won't taste the wood.
02:57What's delicious about their vinegar is that it's a tuba.
03:01Yeah, it's okay.
03:04I can eat it.
03:09So this is the tamilok that we ate earlier.
03:12We just soaked it in vinegar.
03:14But now, what Ate Lyn will teach us
03:17is tamilok na tinorta.
03:24Preheat a pan and add cooking oil.
03:27In a bowl, mix eggs, salt, seasoning,
03:31carrots, white onions, tomatoes, and tamilok.
03:36The tamilok tastes like an oyster.
03:39It's like an oyster cake.
03:43So it's like an oyster cake.
03:46Yes, ma'am.
03:52Fry it for a few minutes.
03:55When it's done, you can remove it.
03:58Our tortang tamilok is ready.
04:02Okay.
04:03Tortang tamilok, let's taste it.
04:13It's like an omelette.
04:15That's how it looks.
04:22Actually, you won't taste the tamilok that much.
04:26The onion, onion, and carrots taste is more dominant.
04:33You know the Spanish omelette?
04:35The onion and tomato omelette.
04:38That's how it looks.
04:39Actually, this is perfect if you don't want to eat tamilok
04:45with vinegar.
04:48This is the perfect way to eat tamilok.
04:52You'll cook it and put it in an omelette.
04:55It's good for breakfast.
05:00Mmm.
05:09Hey!