Philippines Most Exotic Meat!! Monkey with the Aeta Tribe!!

1. Kanawan Aeta Community Village
INTERVIEWEES: Samuel Balintay (Sam) | Dandye (Hunter) | Ate Rosario (Woman in Pink)

🍠 BIGA
(Boiled or Roasted Taro):
Boil in hot pot of water / Throw on fire. Served, peeled at table.

🔥 SINILAB
(Woodfire-Roasted Chicken):
Throw entire Chicken into fire and roast. Remove from fire to scrape off charcoal and pluck feathers. Once it’s clean, remove internal organs and fill chicken with TANGLAD leaves and lemongrass. Tie chicken's legs together and rub the outside with salt. Skewer the chicken and roast over fire for 30 more minutes. Serve.

🍲 SINIGANG
(Chicken Sour Soup):
Make SINILAB (Fire-roasted Chicken). Chop Sinilab into small pieces and stuff into a bamboo tube. Add Salt, BILOKAW (Local Sour Leaves, which act as jungle vinegar) and water. Close top of tube with banana leaves and rest against a fire to cook. Drain soup into separate containers for drinking and remove solid contents of the bamboo tube to eat separately. Serve.
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2. Bat Cave ⛰
ADDRESS: Subic Bay
INTERVIEWEES: Samuel Balintay (Sam) | Dandye (Local Hunter)

🎯 BAT HUNTING
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3. Kanawan Aeta Community Village
INTERVIEWEES: Sam (Co-Host) | Dandye (Hunter) | Mary

🦎 LIZARD ADOBO
Made from BAYAWAK (local term for Monitor Lizard). The lizard is thrown into fire so its skin can be scraped clean. After washing with water, it’s chopped into small pieces. In a pan fry Garlic, Onion, and Meat. Stir until meat browns. Next, add Soy Sauce, Vinegar and cook for about 20 minutes. Sour leaves and salt may also be ingredients
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4. Kanawan Aeta Community Village
INTERVIEWEES: Sam (Co-Host) | Dandye (Hunter) | Carl Chuidian (Chui)

🐒 MONKEY "CEVICHE"
(Vinegar Stir-fried Monkey):
Add cleaned Monkey Skin, Chopped Shallots, and Chopped Ginger to a pan. Sauté. Add Vinegar, Salt, and Oil. Fry for a few minutes and serve.

🍖 GRILLED MONKEY
Chop the Monkey into medium sized pieces and rub down with Salt. Cook over fire. Serve.

🦇 BAT WING SOUP
Throw entire bat onto grill. Chop bats wings off. Boil in pot with Sour Leaves, Lemongrass, KAMIAS (cucumber tree), and Salt. Serve.