Aired (September 24, 2023): Chef JR Royol revisits Villa Rufina Resort in Calamba, Laguna, to prepare a hearty boodle fight for the Alcasid Family, the owners of the resort!
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00:34 We're going back to Villa Rufina this week to have a strong boodle fight
00:40 that we'll be hosting with the Alcacid family.
00:43 Is your rest buck going to knock down my boodle?
00:52 Oh no, it's weak!
00:54 We'll be tasting a whole tupa that we'll be cooking.
01:00 A unique breed of chicken that's expensive.
01:04 Actually, this is what's served to the kings of Europe.
01:09 And other dishes from their farm that have a special connection to a deity.
01:17 Most people believe that this part here, this summer,
01:23 this is the playground of Maria Makiling.
01:26 Let's go to Calamba, Laguna and start another food adventure.
01:31 Is that just salt?
01:33 Just a little bit, sir.
01:35 It's rare for siblings to join a career.
01:44 But for June, Joel, Matt, and Tony Alcacid,
01:50 farming is their chosen vocation.
01:53 In fact, their land was used by their parents to build a farm resort
01:59 that has agriculturally diverse livestock and poultry.
02:03 During my trip to Villa Rufina with Sir Anchit,
02:07 Sir June's son,
02:09 he told me the story of their farm resort.
02:13 It's just a matter of time,
02:17 when siblings and their parents will have different tastes.
02:22 It's amazing, they have four siblings,
02:25 and they have four trips to take care of their livestock.
02:29 Airpods, ruminants,
02:31 one is a tito, fish pond,
02:33 the other is an aviary, and ducks.
02:37 It's just a coincidence that they don't talk about their favorite things.
02:41 It's just a coincidence that this is what my father likes,
02:45 this is what he likes.
02:46 If you think about it, it's like they're talking about it.
02:49 I arranged this, you're just here,
02:52 I'm in this, it's great, right?
02:54 They don't really have the same...
02:56 And no one left, everyone's here?
02:58 Yes.
02:59 No one left?
03:00 No.
03:01 That's the good thing, at least, they're not neglected.
03:04 Yes, they're just here, they don't leave
03:07 when they're looking for another business.
03:10 This is also the main source of income?
03:13 Yes.
03:14 Of June?
03:15 Yes.
03:16 How many ponds do you have here?
03:19 23 ponds in total.
03:22 23?
03:23 Yes, 23 ponds.
03:24 That's a lot.
03:26 So mostly tilapia?
03:27 Mostly tilapia, and here they have goldfish,
03:30 they also breed them.
03:32 Ah, okay.
03:33 Lobster, they also have that.
03:34 Lobster?
03:35 Yes, they have that.
03:36 So they specialize in those kinds of things.
03:40 How long have they been lobstering?
03:42 Not long.
03:43 Just recently?
03:44 And you didn't stay away from agriculture?
03:49 Did you raise them like that?
03:51 I mean, how's the upbringing to them?
03:54 Because I can feel the love,
03:57 like, it's true,
03:58 like, you have a deep love for agriculture.
04:02 Actually, I raised them already,
04:04 they already have their own pets.
04:07 So maybe, my grandparents are supportive to them.
04:13 Okay, do that, that's what you want.
04:15 Okay.
04:16 As a way to honor the family of Alcacid,
04:21 I thought of preparing a boodle fight
04:24 using the farm-to-table ingredients of Villa Rofina.
04:28 Let's start with what will be the centerpiece of our feast.
04:33 So this is our fabricated...
04:41 tupa.
04:43 So basically, we'll prepare it
04:46 in our strong grill.
04:49 Typically,
04:52 if you'll notice,
04:53 the skin is gone
04:55 because of the long cooking of the skin of the tupa.
05:00 We opted to remove it.
05:02 And then, we'll do a different preparation to it.
05:05 So basically, what we wanna do here is
05:07 we'll butterfly it
05:09 to get a bigger surface area
05:12 and more parts to cook all at the same time.
05:15 We're still here at Villa Rofina Farm Resort
05:22 and I'm starting to prepare what I'll serve in our boodle fight.
05:26 Lechong Tupa!
05:29 Now that I've butterflyed our tupa,
05:34 I'll season the inside and outside of it.
05:37 [music]
05:40 After that,
05:42 we'll peel and grate the garlic.
05:45 We'll also grate the crushed garlic
05:58 and the lemon grass.
06:01 The other side.
06:03 [music]
06:06 Once the tupa is all set,
06:23 we can now start to boil the uling.
06:26 And once it's hot enough,
06:31 we'll start to boil the tupa.
06:33 [music]
06:36 We'll just put some leaves
06:48 so that the heat around it won't escape
06:52 so that we'll have an oven that we can use.
06:56 By doing this,
06:57 we'll be able to spread it evenly
07:02 even if it's hot up there.
07:04 We'll put some iron.
07:06 [music]
07:09 [music]
07:12 Yeah!
07:36 [music]
07:39 [music]
07:45 Let's taste it.
07:57 Let's see if it's cooked.
07:59 Our lamb,
08:01 as you can see,
08:02 we're on the dark meat side.
08:04 Our leg quarter.
08:06 [music]
08:09 It's just salt.
08:24 Mmm.
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08:32 Even though it's raining,
08:41 you can still take advantage of
08:43 a relaxing activity here at Villa Rofina Farm Resort.
08:47 The sunbathing in their relaxing hot springs
08:51 where you can see Mount Makiling.
08:55 But the news is,
08:57 you won't just see Mount Makiling,
09:00 you'll also feel Maria Makiling.
09:04 There's a rumor
09:08 about your house or your place.
09:11 What's the connection to Maria Makiling?
09:13 Well,
09:14 what was believed by many
09:17 when we were young
09:19 and the people who lived here before,
09:22 that this part,
09:23 this summer here,
09:25 this is the playground of Maria Makiling.
09:27 The playground itself?
09:28 Yes, like a playground of fairies or fairies,
09:31 which is Maria Makiling.
09:33 So, when you smell something fragrant,
09:35 do you believe that Maria Makiling is there?
09:37 What's that?
09:38 Suddenly, there's a smell?
09:39 Suddenly, when we're talking like this,
09:41 suddenly,
09:42 it's like someone is making you smell something.
09:44 Really?
09:45 Sting.
09:46 Is there no other place with that story?
09:48 No, no, no.
09:49 I've never heard of it.
09:50 Only here in our place.
09:52 Sting,
09:53 you've never seen or experienced anything like that?
09:59 No,
10:00 because I'm afraid.
10:02 You're afraid?
10:03 Yes, I'm afraid.
10:04 If Sir Anchit is afraid of the unseen elements,
10:09 I'm afraid that no one will feed my hungry guests.
10:15 And because they'll be hungry later,
10:18 let's complete our boodle fight.
10:21 Our cameraman is so weak.
10:23 We have tupa from their pastulan.
10:26 Now, let's taste one of the chickens they raise in Alcacid Avery.
10:32 This is the most delicious chicken I've ever tasted.
10:36 The only breed of chicken they have there is the one that's in the top ten.
10:41 So, different chickens from different parts of the world.
10:44 By far, this is the most delicious.
10:48 This is called a breez chicken.
10:51 There are different varieties of breez chicken.
10:54 There are white, black, blue, and gray.
10:58 This type of chicken is used for their meat.
11:04 Actually, this is what is served to the kings of Europe.
11:10 This breed.
11:11 So, I thought, should I just ask for it?
11:14 But it's an old chicken, it won't lay eggs.
11:18 But it's so generous.
11:20 Thank you so much to Villa Rotino Farm Resort and Alcacid Avery.
11:25 Thank you so much to their families, especially to Sir.
11:29 Sir Felipe, a.k.a.
11:33 Agkoy.
11:35 Sir, what's your name?
11:36 Agkoy.
11:37 Agkoy.
11:38 Sir Anshit and I visited their duck farm.
11:49 So, Sir Anshit, this area is still inside the Kuyab.
11:54 Yes, it's still inside the Kuyab.
11:56 This is the land of my father's brother.
12:00 Okay, so it's still here.
12:02 Yes, it's still here.
12:03 This is the duck farm.
12:04 When was this established?
12:05 This duck farm was established by Uncle Mat Poys in 1992.
12:09 1992.
12:10 So, your duck farm started in 1986.
12:14 Yes.
12:15 1992, Uncle Mat followed.
12:19 Yes.
12:20 Duck or duckling?
12:21 Yes, duckling.
12:23 Duckling, duckling.
12:24 So, is that meat or eggs?
12:27 What we have there is their eggs.
12:30 Eggs, really?
12:31 Yes.
12:32 The one that brings you revenue?
12:33 Yes.
12:34 Okay.
12:35 And of course, aside from fresh eggs, you also have salted eggs, I guess?
12:39 Yes.
12:40 Actually, Uncle Mat started salted eggs in 1997.
12:44 Oh, okay.
12:45 Yes, 1997.
12:46 Then, in 2005, he started producing balut and penoy.
12:53 And you mentioned that you are the biggest duckling.
12:58 Yes.
12:59 As far as you know, here in Laguna, how many heads do you have?
13:05 Here, we have around 15,000 to 20,000 heads.
13:09 And in the back, we still have 15,000 to 20,000 heads.
13:11 Oh, you still have more?
13:12 Yes, 15,000 to 20,000 heads.
13:14 That's how big it is.
13:15 So, your production is non-stop all year round?
13:17 Yes.
13:18 So, let's prepare what we will add to our dish.
13:24 Their chicken.
13:27 Here, there's more.
13:29 Thank you, Chef Drew.
13:30 Welcome, Chef.
13:31 We will just butterfly our chicken, and then we will add salt.
13:38 [music]
14:01 And there you go.
14:02 What we have here is just salt, and then we will spread it on the baga.
14:07 [music]
14:27 [music]
14:47 So, while we are relaxing and cooking, we are finishing our protein.
14:52 We have lamb, chicken, and chicken breast from their farm.
14:56 And of course, our vegetables.
14:58 So, our main sauce is the garlic.
15:02 We will just roast it.
15:04 Or we will fry it in oil.
15:06 [music]
15:26 In another pot, we will boil our sweet potato.
15:30 [music]
15:42 While we are waiting for it to boil, we will first slice our cucumber.
15:47 [music]
16:01 We will now get our chicken and fry it using our almeres.
16:05 [music]
16:30 For the sauce.
16:32 [blows]
16:33 For our sauce, we will just use coconut milk, and the crushed peanuts.
16:39 [music]
16:52 Cloister sauce.
16:53 [music]
16:58 And pepper.
16:59 [music]
17:09 We will just wait for it to thicken, and then we can set it aside.
17:12 [music]
17:20 For our tofu.
17:21 We will now fry other delicious additions to our budal five.
17:28 [music]
17:43 [inaudible]
17:44 [music]
18:00 We will now boil eggs with sweet potatoes.
18:03 [music]
18:12 [inaudible]
18:14 [music]
18:18 Our dishes are now ready.
18:20 There is just one thing missing.
18:22 Rice!
18:24 Yeah!
18:25 So, we usually cook our own food when we are cooking rice at home.
18:31 Rice cooker, or small pots.
18:36 But, we see that when there are parties, or big events,
18:42 the ones who cook are the ones who use the big pots.
18:44 So, this is the bigger version of what we do at home,
18:48 the ones who cook rice in a rice cooker.
18:51 The reason why we want to highlight this is because,
18:54 based on what we have learned,
18:57 the ones who are far-fetched cooks,
19:00 the most technical technique here is that you need to boil the water first before you add the rice.
19:05 [music]
19:23 We will just wait for the water to boil before we add the rice.
19:27 [music]
19:30 I am now satisfied with the boiling of the water.
19:34 Let us now add the rice.
19:36 [music]
19:46 [pop]
19:47 [music]
20:14 [pop]
20:15 [music]
20:43 [music]
20:56 [cheering]
20:59 Sir Michael, wait a minute.
21:03 Will your rice cooker be able to carry my boodle?
21:10 Oh, it's not that weak.
21:12 The boodle will be able to carry it.
21:14 Okay, attack!
21:16 Attack!
21:18 Just do it your way.
21:21 It's so juicy.
21:23 Brother Anshit, your friends will be embarrassed if my boodle doesn't carry the rice.
21:27 Just do it. They'll wrap it up.
21:29 [laughter]
21:31 Alright, let's fight!
21:32 [cheering]
21:33 Just do it your way. Fight!
21:35 [music]
21:39 Enjoy, enjoy.
21:40 [chattering]
21:42 Okay, I'll join you.
21:44 [music]
21:57 I hope there will be a bath tomorrow.
21:59 [laughter]
22:03 The boodle is running out.
22:05 Sir, it's just a little.
22:07 Do you want to share the boodle you're holding?
22:10 [chattering]
22:24 [music]
22:34 Some say that it's better to avoid negotiating with your family.
22:39 It's also a problem when the personal and professional relationship of the couple is involved.
22:48 But the Alcacid family proved that even in this situation, your sibling is not just a stranger,
22:56 you are also a partner in any challenge.
22:59 They are also your body and your partner in success.
23:05 [music]