00:00They say that the Filipino Salon Salon is not complete if there is no Pancit on the table.
00:06But what about this Tila Pancit? Have you tried it yet?
00:11Do you believe that these are not really Pancit, but a type of sea fish that is just caught in the sea?
00:21We met the fisherman Rudney from Oriental Laway, Bohol.
00:26They say that their life here is simple.
00:28Their daily life is also caught in the sea.
00:32The life that I grew up with was not easy because I was the stepfather of my siblings
00:40and I was helping my mother for our family.
00:44I started fishing when I was in grade 2 or grade 3.
00:48Sometimes, I was absent because I was drinking.
00:50I really wanted to help my mother so that we can have food to eat.
00:53Aside from the usual catch, their target is also the rich sea,
00:57which is called Lokot or Pancit Pancitan in other places.
01:01Rudney was just a kid when he got used to eating this.
01:05In the morning, when the low tide is high, my cousins go to coastal areas to catch Lokot.
01:13I also want to learn how to catch it and I also learned how to fish.
01:18This is popular in their area, especially when the tide is low.
01:22They just pick it from the rocks and grass in the sea.
01:26This is so delicious.
01:29It has a sweet and salty taste similar to seaweed.
01:35When we catch a lot of Lokot, we go to faraway places.
01:40We exchange our Lokot for banana, ube, gabe, or kamuteng kahoy.
01:46Because the fishermen also like Lokot.
01:50That's why they don't just eat Lokot on the table,
01:54they also earn from it or give it to their neighbors.
01:59When I come home from the sea, especially when the tide is high,
02:02I give it to our neighbors, especially the elderly.
02:06They really like it because it's sweet.
02:08These snails are from a type of sea slug called donzol or sea hare in English,
02:16which is the offspring of sea snail and octopus.
02:19Most of the time, Lokot's color is green because donzol's favorite food is sea grass and worms in the water.
02:26But what is the Lokot that they release into the body?
02:30According to the story of the elders, this is a donzol snail.
02:35When I researched it, I found out that Lokot is a donzol egg.
02:39Sea hares usually lay eggs in the rocks.
02:43They also lay seaweeds.
02:45But that's what people collect.
02:48It's yellow or sometimes a little orange.
02:50It's like strands of pancit.
02:54It's not dirt, but thousands of donzol eggs.
02:58It's eaten in different places.
03:00But according to an expert, it was cleaned thoroughly.
03:04Just like in Puguita, donzol is also released in ink,
03:09which can be harmful to humans when eaten.
03:11Usually, it's in vinegar or it's put in ink.
03:14It's like ink.
03:15But I would refrain people from eating sea hares.
03:21Because of the large number of eggs in one Lokot,
03:23many of them do not live and become donzol.
03:27Meanwhile, Lokot is already a part of Rodney's family.
03:31He has three children who are trying to study with the help of the sea.
03:36I have a son who is studying in a college.
03:38My income is really not enough.
03:40They don't catch fish every day.
03:43That's why eating Lokot is a big help to their family.
03:47There are times when you can't catch fish.
03:50When I come to Pangpang, I look for Lokot
03:53so that I can bring it home to my family, even just for a meal.
03:58In fact, they learn different dishes of Lokot
04:02because they often eat it at the table.
04:04Their favorite dish is Gisado, Sinabawan, and Kinilaw na Lokot.
04:10And since Rodney has already caught a lot of fish,
04:13he will eat three Lokot recipes.
04:16It's like he's prepared.
04:18When cooking Tinolang Isda,
04:20they just mix Lokot like this.
04:24There, our fish is cooked.
04:26The next thing I will put here is our Lokot.
04:34This can also be made with vinegar.
04:40When cooking Gisado ng Lokot,
04:42they just mix it with garlic, onion, bell pepper, long pepper, and other flavors.
04:50There, our onion and garlic are already cooked.
04:55The next thing we will put is this Lokot.
05:01Mmm, this is okay.
05:04The Lokot dishes can now be partied with.
05:10It's like Tinolang Manok with a mixture of sotanghon.
05:16It's delicious.
05:17And Salusalo in the province will not be complete
05:20because of the pandemic.
05:22So, we have to make it again.
05:25It's delicious.
05:26And Salusalo in the province will not be complete
05:29Madam Rose, I would like to give you some food.
05:33if the neighbors will not taste it.
05:40Wow, it's delicious.
05:41The taste of Lokot.
05:43Wow.
05:44Try it.
05:48Wow.
05:49Very good.
05:50Whatever it is, as long as it has Lokot,
05:52it's the most delicious and the best.
05:55As they say, the sea is wide.
05:58That's why we are also eager for its blessings.
06:01Maybe you don't know,
06:03what you are going through in Pampang,
06:06you can already benefit from it.
06:09This is okay.
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