00:00But for now, we'll head to Manggarin River, still in the town of San Jose.
00:09We found out that we can harvest something from these Bacawan trees.
00:13It's not fruits.
00:15It's seeds, or seeds, as they call them.
00:26Ma'am, what are we looking for? Where are the seeds?
00:29The seeds are under the trees.
00:32If the water is deep, the seeds will rise up from the trees.
00:38They rise up from the trees?
00:40Yes, they rise up from the trees.
00:41If the water is high?
00:43Yes, the water.
00:44Then you harvest in the morning?
00:47No, in the day.
00:49Oh, in the day.
00:50Yes, you can't harvest in the dark.
00:53Because there's a lot of insects.
01:00You have to be careful when you go around the Bacawan trees,
01:03because they're submerged in the water.
01:05The trees that are inhabited by the Sihi also have a lot of seeds.
01:08They're usually found in trees that are not yet dry.
01:11It looks like they're gathering around this tree.
01:15You're caught!
01:16It's clinging to the ground, right?
01:18Yes, it's also submerged in the ground when it's clinging to the ground.
01:22You can't notice it.
01:23This is like an alternative if the fish can't catch it.
01:28Yes, it's like a cycle of life.
01:33Aside from the Sihi, what else do you harvest here?
01:39Alimango.
01:40Alimango.
01:41Cucumber.
01:42Cucumber, too.
01:43It's thick.
01:45Sihi are usually found in coastal areas or places near the sea.
01:49Due to the occidental Mindoro, Sihi are abundant,
01:52which is why it's considered an authentic food of Mindoro.
01:57We caught a lot.
01:58This is what they caught earlier.
02:00Aside from the Sihi,
02:03there are also a lot of things that they can catch here in Bacawan.
02:09What's great about Bacawan is that it's like a natural protection from the sea
02:14when the waves are strong.
02:15At the same time, it's still a great area to actually get resources or food.
02:23Fish, alimango, shells, snails, like this one.
02:29Local people say that Sihi sa Luya is their favorite dish.
02:45Let's taste it.
02:50Hello?
02:52Hello?
02:57Sir, it's not like that.
02:59Sir, it's not sip-sip.
03:02How do you say it?
03:03It's pierced.
03:04It's pierced?
03:05Yes.
03:06Sigh.
03:07It's really hard to get the Sihi's meat.
03:09That's why the locals say that it should be used as a carayom or perdible.
03:23Why did you eat the white skin?
03:25It's not this?
03:27It's the white skin. Why did you eat it?
03:29Is this what you're going to eat?
03:31Yes, just the meat.
03:32Ah.
03:38Is it good?
03:41It's sweet.
03:42Crunchy.
03:45Thank you, Ma'am.
03:46You're welcome.
03:48Thank you, Ma'am.
03:49You're welcome.
03:50Definitely, there's no bitterness.
03:52There's no unpleasant aftertaste.
03:54Sweet.
03:55Crunchy.
03:56There's a delicious ginger aftertaste.
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04:13Yee-haw!
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