00:00They say that there's a lot of secrets hidden under the sea.
00:05Sometimes, it's under the sea.
00:07And sometimes, it's just around you.
00:10What are you hiding?
00:11It's like a rock.
00:15Wait, why is this rock moving?
00:20Oh, no!
00:21It's not a stone, Kawander.
00:23It's a stonefish.
00:26This is the smallest fish in the world.
00:30Because of its appearance,
00:31you won't notice it right away
00:33if it looks like a rock or coral.
00:38You can master it in disguise, right?
00:40But you won't want to get close to it
00:43because if you step on it,
00:46you'll be afraid of the captain.
00:49But even if it's dangerous,
00:50sometimes,
00:52you can use it for a food trip.
00:56Are you ready to catch a stonefish?
01:04Palawan is known for its delicious seafood.
01:08You won't be surprised
01:09because the sea here is clean
01:11and has a lot of fish.
01:14That's why fishing
01:16is one of the common activities
01:18of the residents here.
01:21Just like Angelo.
01:23He was able to catch
01:25different kinds of sea creatures.
01:28But one day,
01:29in their unforgettable encounter,
01:32he saw a stonefish.
01:36It's really hard to find a stonefish
01:38because it's open.
01:39There are a lot of ways to catch a stonefish.
01:41You can catch it with a net,
01:42or you can catch it with your hands.
01:44It's like a net with a circle.
01:48Oh, my God!
01:50Oh, my God!
01:51Oh, my God!
01:53The stonefish is the most dangerous
01:55because you only have one attack here.
01:58Oh, my God!
02:00You have a strong attack.
02:03It's dangerous
02:04if you get stung by it.
02:07Because its toxin is a neurotoxin.
02:11It will block the transmission of signals.
02:14If that happens,
02:15our muscles will be paralyzed.
02:18That's what kills
02:19those who get stung by stonefish.
02:24Daniel, Angelo's childhood friend,
02:26was one of those who experienced it.
02:29I didn't notice it.
02:30I thought it was a stone.
02:31Now that I stepped on it,
02:32the pain went up to my body.
02:37My belly was paralyzed.
02:40From my feet,
02:41I was stung up to my belly.
02:43It was so painful.
02:46When Daniel experienced it,
02:48even though it was painful,
02:49he insisted on going home
02:50and taking medicine
02:52to get rid of the pain.
02:55The first aid treatment
02:56will soak the part of the body
03:00that was stung by the stonefish.
03:02Usually, the feet or hands
03:04will be soaked in water
03:07at 60 degrees Celsius.
03:09It's hot.
03:10Because the neurotoxin
03:13destroys the heat.
03:19But no matter what happens,
03:21Angelo is not afraid.
03:24In fact,
03:25this is their daily meal.
03:29Today,
03:30Angelo will accompany us
03:31to look for stonefish.
03:34How are you, brothers?
03:36We're looking for stonefish.
03:38There are a lot of stonefish
03:39in our province.
03:41You can only find them here,
03:42in the rocks.
03:44Brothers,
03:45we found a stonefish.
03:52Thank you, brothers.
03:55Angelo caught the stonefish.
03:58The next step is to clean and cook it.
04:02First, he will remove the scales
04:04that come out of the stonefish.
04:07These are the scales.
04:09Now, brothers,
04:11we will put it in boiling water
04:13so that the venom will die.
04:15The milk came out of the stonefish.
04:17Here, Angelo is removing
04:19the white flesh
04:21or the scales.
04:23Make sure to remove the scales
04:25that are left.
04:26When it's clean,
04:27they will slowly remove
04:29the flesh inside
04:30and slice the flesh.
04:32Brothers,
04:33we will cook the stonefish.
04:35We already sliced it.
04:37We will cook it
04:38and put it in the soy milk.
04:45Wow!
04:46That's a big stonefish.
04:54It's amazing
04:55that Angelo's stonefish
04:56is already cooked.
04:58Is it cooked already?
05:01It's really different from other fish.
05:03It's soft.
05:04It's not hard.
05:05It's soft.
05:06It has a strong flavor.
05:07It's not bitter.
05:10But that's what makes it delicious.
05:12The flavor.
05:14It's not dangerous to eat.
05:16It's delicious.
05:17It's just raw.
05:18It really tastes like stonefish.
05:21We don't need to cut the scales.
05:25The toxins are destroyed
05:27when it's cooked.
05:28That's why many coastal communities
05:30eat stonefish.
05:32For Angelo
05:33and his countrymen here,
05:35eating stonefish
05:36is a part of their lives.
05:38Instead of the stonefish
05:39being an accident
05:40to anyone who touches it,
05:42it's better
05:43that they cook it
05:45to avoid the disgrace
05:47that they are still full.
05:50Brothers and sisters,
05:51will you eat
05:52a delicious stonefish?
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