Gahiganting igat, mahuhuli sa Indang, Cavite! | I Juander - video Dailymotion

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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.

Gahiganting igat, mahuhuli sa Indang, Cavite! | I Juander

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