00:00This river is not only perfect for swimming in Indang, Cavite,
00:05but it is also perfect for catching giant fish.
00:08If the average length of a fish can reach 12 to 20 inches,
00:13you should change the size of this giant fish.
00:16Even if the five types of fish are together,
00:22the giant fish is still longer.
00:25There you go, guys.
00:27That's why friends Samboy and Ronald
00:30also made a trip to catch giant eels in English.
00:37They made their own boat.
00:40They ride their motorbike.
00:42They go from place to place to the river where they catch eels.
00:47And because the next destination is far away,
00:50Samboy and Ronald are ready to go.
00:54This is the spot where we catch giant eels.
00:58We are here to hunt giant eels in this place.
01:05Let's see if we can catch a big one.
01:10Before going to the river,
01:12they prepare their own tools for catching giant eels.
01:17Their goggles,
01:18are made of leaves
01:20to make sure that they will not get moist
01:23and to put chemicals in their eyes.
01:27And to make sure that they will not contaminate the river,
01:30they do not use any chemicals.
01:34They use rubber bullets for fishing.
01:40Giant eels are often found in the sands.
01:44In the sands, giant eels often swim
01:48and just like a snake,
01:49they are also agile and can quickly crawl through holes.
02:04Giant eels seem to be in a good condition now
02:07because after almost half an hour of fishing,
02:10they are still not caught.
02:20According to marine biologist Dr. Joseph Rayos,
02:23it is really difficult to catch eels during the day.
02:28Just like other fishing activities,
02:30our giant eels are attracted to light.
02:33So once at night, there is lighting from the boats
02:36and they are attracted to it, so they come closer.
02:38So they form a congregation in the area that is lighted.
02:44That is why in Samboy,
02:45the depth of the river is more limited
02:47in order to catch giant eels.
02:50Samboy is very good at this kind of work.
02:59After a few minutes,
03:00it seems that his determination will pay off.
03:03He noticed that there is a sharp head of a snake
03:06on the rocky surface.
03:09That is why Samboy did not hesitate to catch it.
03:19And he caught it.
03:21No wonder, it is a giant eel.
03:34Now, we have caught a giant eel,
03:37around 3 to 4 kilos.
03:41Master Samboy caught it.
03:43In our river,
03:44we usually catch eels like this
03:46because our river is fresh.
03:48Our river is not polluted,
03:50it is not polluted.
03:53After catching it,
03:54it is time to cook it.
03:56Ronald said that he will serve it with coconut milk.
04:04Before cooking it in a pan,
04:05the eel will be removed first
04:07to get rid of the stickiness and smell.
04:09The recipe is just like the traditional fish
04:13that is cooked in coconut milk.
04:16But the star, of course,
04:18is the giant eel.
04:21In a pan,
04:22sauté the garlic,
04:23onion,
04:24and yellow ginger.
04:28Once the aroma is released,
04:30the eel will be spread.
04:32Let's spread the head
04:33to get rid of the smell.
04:34The taste?
04:35Yes.
04:36The eel smells good.
04:38You know, it is fat.
04:44Cover it and let it boil for 20 minutes.
04:47Ronald suggested
04:48to add a portion of water
04:50because the eel absorbs water.
04:54It was watery earlier
04:56because Ronald did not add a lot of water.
05:01Suddenly, the eel's meat
05:03was shrinking.
05:06The eel was watery.
05:09While cooking it,
05:10the water came out.
05:12The eel's meat shrank.
05:13That's why the eel's meat shrank.
05:15Is my observation correct?
05:16Yes, it is.
05:19It is a wonder
05:20that the giant eel is more tender
05:22so it needs to be boiled for an hour
05:25before pouring the coconut milk.
05:28Boil the eel again in the coconut milk
05:30once it is tender.
05:32Oh, by the way,
05:33sambal cannot wait
05:35to taste the coconut milk eel.
05:40The eel is ready to serve
05:42with coconut milk.
05:44There you go.
05:46It's delicious.
05:48The taste is like
05:51a normal fish.
05:53But it is tastier.
05:55And it is fat.
05:56Why is it fat?
05:57It is fat, right?
05:58Yes, it is fat.
06:28See you next time.
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