Comments on: Rattan Fruit & Kalinga Tattoos…

By: thepinaysolobackpacker

thepinaysolobackpacker — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:14:35 +0000

cool, now I see the connection! :) I read somewhere that Krutak’s book is coming out this year? or was it last year? Hope I can get a glimpse of it, really interesting. anyway, since I saw my fellow anthropologist & archeologist girl friend photos last year with tattoos by the last female surviving tattoo artist in Kalinga, I wanted to see them myself. If not for the petty argument with the famed tour guide there over the phone, I would’ve seen it last year. Needless to say, I’m excited to finally be there soon! :)

By: denise

denise — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:53:09 +0000

i think the search results vary mainly because of the different servers used for each region …

i think i’ve seen rattan fruit used in flower arrangements

By: Lars Krutak

Lars Krutak — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:56:06 +0000

Hi Marketman!

Good news!! My new book, co-authored by Kalinga elder Naty Sugguiyao of Tabuk, will be published in a few weeks. We hope to get it into bookstores in the Philippines (like National and Powerbooks) and you can already pre-order on amazon.com.

So the final title is: “Kalinga Tattoo: Ancient and Modern Expressions of the Tribal” (Edition Reuss, Germany, 424pp, large format coffee table book). You are listed on the photographers page with your website, and Naty writes about the symbolism of snakefruit as a Kalinga tattoo symbol and its meaning. Actually, I included an entire chapter breaking down those symbols that comprise Kalinga tattooing motifs. Ultimately, snakefruit was chosen as a motif because it has an outer covering that protects the delicate fruit inside, much like tattooing was perceived as a protective covering for the skin that sheltered the delicate parts (e.g., organs) inside of it.

Mabuhay!

Dr. Lars Krutak
http://www.larskrutak.com
Washington, DC, USA

By: Getter Dragon 1

Getter Dragon 1 — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:35:22 +0000

Okaaay…so I tried to experiment with clearing the search history and its pretty much inconclusive:

Before
Dalandan (1)
Mangosteen Jam (1)
Pinakbet (6)
Sinigang (17)
Inasal na Manok (1)
Lechon (32)
Littuko (1)

After
Dalandan (1)
Mangosteen Jam (1)
Pinakbet (6)
Sinigang (17)
Insanal na Manok (1)
Lechon (26)
Littuko (1)

The only noted change in ranking was for lechon. Go figure. As a side benefit though, the search for lechon yeiled an article featured in the Wall Street Journal: https://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB119075618625939123.html

Not sure if you’ve seen it before, but interesting reading nonetheless.

By: Getter Dragon 1

Getter Dragon 1 — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:54:54 +0000

Try going to Internet Options and then clearing your search history…you might get different results with the rankings.

By: Mari

Mari — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:22:05 +0000

Using the same computer here but different search engines, the results are amazing how different the results are…

In Long Island NY using Google on Mozilla Firefox:

dalandan – 1
mangosteen jam – 1 & 2
lechon – 27 (Anthony Bourdain’s Heirarchy of Pork – 3)
pinakbet – 8
sinigang – 18
inasal na manok – 1
littuko – 1 & 2

Using Bing on Internet Explorer:

dalandan – 1
mangosteen jam – 2 & 3
lechon – 5 (Bourdain’s – 28)
pinakbet – 11 & 15
sinigang – 19
inasal na manok – 1
littuko – 2 & 5

By: kasseopeia

kasseopeia — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:31:05 +0000

Whoa… Rattan fruit brings back lots of memories. In high school, my classmates from Baguio would bring these and challenge us to eat a fruit whole (peeled, of course). I was always happy to oblige- with a few bits of sea salt.

Googling from Manila, Philippines on Firefox:

dalandan = 2nd
mangosteen jam â€“ 1st
pinakbet â€“ 12th
sinigang â€“ 20th
inasal na manok â€“ 1st
lechon â€“ 6th
littuko â€“ 1st

By: Ma. Angela M. Abajar

Ma. Angela M. Abajar — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:32:36 +0000

From Dubai using google search:

dalandan â€“ 1st
mangosteen jam â€“ 1st
pinakbet â€“ 14th
sinigang â€“ 128th
inasal na manok â€“ 1st
lechon â€“ 28th
littuko â€“ 1st

By: hungrycurious

hungrycurious — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:31:19 +0000

There’s a really good article on rogue magazine about the Kalinga tattoo artist. Link here: https://www.rogue.ph/columns/entry/the_fading_art_of_fang/

re the search results, i think it would differ if you use google.com or google.com.ph (for phil-based readers)

By: EbbaBlue

EbbaBlue — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:30:29 +0000

My folks came from Quezon Province and my aunt used to bring us these fruits from their farm. I think I had eaten it twice in my life and had not seen it or heard about it till I stumble the pictures in your site. I asked my other relatives from another part of Quezon, they do know about it, but have not seen it anywhere planted in their part of the region. I forgot how it taste. I think I am going to try to contact my sister in law and ask her if Manila Seedling have this for planting. I wanted to have this and Catmon in my farm.