00:00We are now here at the Pansipit River in Lemery, Batangas.
00:12You know, this maliputo fish, what's fun about it is that it can live in salt water and it can also live in fresh water.
00:21When it's in salt water, it's big. This is what we call it, in fresh water, maliputo.
00:26Let's see how big the maliputos here are.
00:30That's a lot, Kuya. Do you also feed them when they're here?
00:35Yes.
00:38These maliputo fish, what they feed are also fish.
00:44The fishermen, when they catch them, it's just small fish.
00:48They just feed them.
00:50That's what they feed the maliputo fish so that it can grow.
00:56They say it's more effective than feeds.
00:59Let's eat the fish.
01:01Their fellow fish.
01:05They're just spreading their hands.
01:07They might bite you.
01:09Here it is.
01:10Oh my God!
01:14Hey!
01:15Let's eat, maliputo. Let's eat.
01:20Maliputo fish are cared for and raised for 8 months to 1 year.
01:26So what the fishermen do here, instead of getting fingerlings from the wild,
01:33what they do is they just get them from the breeding facility so that the maliputo fish in the wild can propagate.
01:42These are fingerlings from the NFRDI where the maliputo fish breed.
01:48Then they just put them here in the water so that they can grow.
01:59Oh, they just repeat that.
02:01Did you get something? You didn't get anything.
02:05Kuya is weak.
02:07Oh, there it is.
02:12There it is.
02:15It looks like a fish tank.
02:23There it is.
02:28I got four.
02:31Four maliputo fish.
02:33How much is this?
02:35Is it for sale, kuya?
02:36It's P4.50 per kilo.
02:38P4.50 per kilo? Wow, that's expensive.
02:41Maliputo fish in Batangas are almost extinct due to overfishing.
02:46But with the help of the local government and the NFRDI or National Fisheries Research and Development Institute,
02:54maliputo fish can be bred again.
03:02This facility is huge.
03:04It's the NFRDI.
03:06Come, let's find out how this is done.
03:12As you can see here, there are different ponds in the NFRDI.
03:17There are different sections.
03:19The pond over there is salty water.
03:25Yes.
03:26This part is salty because we pump it in from Balayan Bay, the marine water.
03:32Yes.
03:33Our breeders have sections according to age.
03:38According to age and according to sex.
03:41There are females and males.
03:48Kapuso, I have a trivia for you.
03:51What kind of fish can be found in the P50 bill?
03:56Before you spend P50, I will tell you.
04:01At the back, you can see an image of a fish.
04:05It's called maliputo fish.
04:08It can only be found in Lawan ng Taal.
04:12I'm here where they breed giant maliputo fish.
04:17It can grow up to 20 kilos.
04:20It's about 1 meter long.
04:23Is it deep?
04:24It's shallow, ma'am.
04:27Oh, it's just shallow.
04:30Maliputo fish can be found here.
04:33But they breed it.
04:35So, we won't eat it.
04:37We won't cook it.
04:39Hold it.
04:41Oh, it's so nice.
04:51Wow.
04:53It's so nice.
04:55It's so nice.
05:00You have to hold it gently.
05:02Maliputo fish is so expensive.
05:05It can reach P700 per kilo.
05:07But here in NFRDI, they preserve it.
05:10They breed it so that they won't run out.
05:14What does the fish bred by Batangas taste like?
05:26One of the most delicious dishes in maliputo fish is sinigang na maliputo.
05:34Boil the sinigang na maliputo for 15 minutes.
05:38Then, you can add vegetables such as
05:42cabbage,
05:44string beans,
05:46tomato,
05:48onion,
05:50garlic,
05:52and chili.
05:54Let it boil again.
05:57There.
05:58It's boiling.
05:59We can now add eggplant.
06:02Let's add okra.
06:04Then, let's add for sourness.
06:06There.
06:07I'll finish this.
06:09Yes.
06:10Let's add salt.
06:15Lastly, we'll add water spinach.
06:19It's just one boil. It's okay.
06:22Wait for it to boil again.
06:28Later, you can taste the sinigang na maliputo.
06:32Maliputo.
06:49It's delicious.
06:52The sourness is just right.
06:55Let's taste the fish.
06:59It's delicious.
07:01It's delicious.
07:02Even if you boil it for a long time,
07:04the meat is still firm.
07:07There's no fishy smell.
07:09It's delicious.
07:12Aside from sinigang, maliputo is also delicious when grilled.
07:16Add salt and grill it.
07:19Then, it's time to taste it.
07:22I'll use my hands, guys.
07:24Let's dip it.
07:26It's delicious.
07:29It's delicious.
07:30It's very fresh.
07:32My favorite is the black one.
07:38The taste is very clean.
07:43It's delicious.
07:45It's really delicious.
07:47It's delicious.
07:49It's really delicious.
07:57The texture is soft.
07:59There's no fishy smell.
08:03The taste is very clean.
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