00:00Part of Panay Island is Antique.
00:03The province is blessed with beautiful seas,
00:07clean rivers, and cold springs that are not far to relax.
00:13Our first destination is a perfect place for tourists to rest.
00:19Here in the town of Tibiao, where you can see these huge pots.
00:25So what do they cook here?
00:27Antique is known for muscovado sugar.
00:30In the early days, when machines were not yet popular,
00:33muscovado sugar was cooked in these huge pots.
00:38They would put the juice of the plant in these huge pots.
00:44Then they would cook that juice until the pure muscovado sugar came out.
00:52But when we started exporting muscovado sugar to other countries,
00:59like South Korea,
01:01they had guidelines.
01:03To make it healthier,
01:05they prohibited these kinds of pots.
01:08Because there might be chemicals or whatever.
01:13They wanted to cook muscovado sugar stainless.
01:17The locals didn't know what to do with their old pots.
01:22They came up with a way to make use of these pots.
01:27In the past, muscovado sugar was cooked in pots.
01:31Now, it's human.
01:35This is the world-famous muscovado bath here in Antique.
01:40And we will try to cook it alive.
01:44Just kidding!
01:45It's a muscovado bath here in Antique.
01:47Let's try it.
01:48The water is already boiling.
01:51Sorry, I'm not wearing a swimsuit.
01:52I'm not prepared.
01:55Are we just going to lie here?
01:58Is there a fire?
02:01Are you going to make a fire?
02:03Okay.
02:04Then, what are we going to do?
02:07There's a fire!
02:08Are we going to toast here?
02:12Oh my God!
02:15The muscovado bath is perfect after a long trip from Manila.
02:21See? You're relaxed.
02:22You learned something new about the sugar industry in Antique.
02:28Okay, let's go back to work, Kapus.
02:45To be continued...
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