Comments on: Sanga? / Dried Whale Meat

By: Wolveric

Wolveric — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:29:11 +0000

Interesting, thanks for the info…. I wonder what the whale meat taste like because i know it’s not a fish but a mammal…. I must try this one day…. But some say it’s not whale’s meat but a kind of ray’s meat, i’m not sure which one because pagi is one of my favorite fish the’re good eating fish. Fantastic flavor….

By: jon mikel

jon mikel — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:48:12 +0000

yup ,,definitely a whale meat,, since blue whale some blue whales can pass in the philippine water following the migration pattern i ve seen this kind of meat preservation in hawaii, guam , saipan

By: KUMAGCOW

KUMAGCOW — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:03:27 +0000

okay, i got lost in eskimos, stingrays, whales and sharks… very hebi to understand… LOL

Lotsa issues on this kind of meat… good thing I don’t eat it!

By: Candygirl

Candygirl — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:51:10 +0000

I’m sure this would interest my friend who’s doing research on the history of whaling in the Philippines.

By: Artisan Chocolatier

Artisan Chocolatier — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:12:18 +0000

I was at a relatives house for lunch today and the main dish was Pagi (stingray) curry. According to the host, the Pagi was caught by fishermen (by hook) between the island of Cebu and Leyte. I have to say the meat was soft and delicious.

By: hoz

hoz — Sun, 09 May 2010 12:49:44 +0000

And BTW, the Inuit (the name “Eskimo” is considered pejorative and offensive among most natives of the far north) still do rub noses as a greeting. It’s called kunik and is not just rubbing noses but is accompanied by sniffing in your partners smell.

By: hoz

hoz — Sun, 09 May 2010 12:42:09 +0000

In 2008 we kayaked to Pamilacan Island (the residents historically were whalers) from Dumaluan Beach on Panglao and saw their “Whale Catchers Museum” , which is only a small hut with a few pictures and displays of the catchers tools. I don’t envy them their endeavors.

Though they had harpoons first the catcher would jump into the ocean with a sharp steel hook and line. The hook was about a foot long and 8-10″ wide. He would then impale the whale BY HAND with this hook and the fight was on.

Whaling around Pamilacan and I’m pretty sure throughout the Philippines is now banned. I’m not sure where the vendor MM saw on Bohol was getting his meat. The residents of Pamilacan have been trying to develop a whale watching tourist industry with mixed results. Though most all are fishermen not everyone can run a tourist business.

By: gorgeous witch

gorgeous witch — Sat, 08 May 2010 04:05:13 +0000

no judgement please, but from where I came from – we do eat pagi and pating… but we take off the skin and just cook the boiled and shredded white meat with coconut milk and malunggay leaves…. it’s known that you’ll get the best “kinunot” in Donsol than in any other part of Bicol. The joke is that sharks are actually scared of the fisherman from Donsol especially when the sharks see the malunggay leaves. :)

By: jumper

jumper — Sat, 08 May 2010 01:44:02 +0000

@Christina, no dont feed your dog that. Your dog will loose all its fur and suffer.

By: Nadia

Nadia — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:30:32 +0000

FYI for those interested…

https://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/philippines/news/?88340/-Asia-Pacific-Update-brCombatting-the-manta-ray-trade-in-the-Philippines