Well everybody gets their own kind of business. People won't mind about your opinions and concerns if they made good living at what they're doing. As long as it's not illegal, what you think just doesn't matter.
@@gideonfaithtorno9229 nice to see u have a channel as well. Im sure you’re gonna get a lot of subscribers after this video. Cant wait to be able to go back and visit out there. I haven’t been back in decades lol
Stop being such an ignorant idiot. He got PAID probably 4 to 5 times what he makes in a month to do this interview. He can afford a couple more this time around....
The Philippines has a specific name for crab fat: Aligue. It's such a known delicacy here and used for dishes like rice or pasta. It's mind boggling to me that crab fat isnt as well known/considered the same delicacy abroad, its the best part!
That's because it's high in heavy metals, cholesterol, fat (duh) and other shhhttt that can cause problems to you in the long run especially if you consume too much of it. And Westerners in general waste a lot of good body parts. Chickens are a good example. Many just throw away the innards like the liver and intestines. Many also throw away the legs & the head when we in our country eat those body parts as if it was nothing.
I was kind boggled as well, I destroy everything in Crab as I grew up with a mother from northern Ayiti where sea food is prominent in the island cuisine. It's a sin Mr. Fraser never experienced it till this video.
Tilapia is probably the most versatile fish in the world. They can pretty much survive and thrive in almost every type of water condition except cold/freezing water. Their kryptonite is cold temperatures. Crab head fat is the best part of eating the crab. So delicious!
Great cover and story, Andrew! The area reminded me of Maine and the lobster situation but as I watched further into the video, seems I can't compare them at all. One had a problem for lobster overpopulation, the other was a story of adaptation and recovery. Subscribed! Looking forward for more.
Great video! I'm Filipino myself, but I knew nothing about the crab farming and flooding towns in Pampanga. Refreshing to see educational videos rather than the typical Filipino-bait videos that are popular.
i had no idea manila bay had such a huge swath of mangroves. there are some still around batangas and cavite coastline but they are dwindling fast. i'm so interested now how and up until when the mangroves last there. i've read so many history books around manila or manila bay and have seen so many pictures of the old days but have never come across any with mangroves in it. even as kid i had huge appreciation for what it does and how it massively benefits us. people need to be educated how crucial mangroves are to our ecosystem.
You never noticed them beside Coastal Road and the Parañaque Nature Park? There are lots of those as well near the Imus river and what used to be Island Cove resort.
Most of the Philippines had massive mangrove forests. But since the 1950s, unchecked logging has reduced the former mangrove habitats by a whopping 75%. Same thing with the forests. In the 1970s, wood was plentiful and cheap because of this. Nowadays, a single truck-full of native timber can be worth millions, which sadly still fuels the continuing illegal logging in some remote areas.
Great video and information, can’t wIt to see your next one but think you should be on Netflix not RUclips personally due to standard of filming and content
I 100% agree! You make cultural influences and eduction extremely fun to watch! I’ve appreciated you since your appearance on BEFRS with Sonny. Thank you for being you Andrew and keep traveling.
That's a luxury food already especially big ones often sold in chinese restaurants and eaten during special occasions like birthdays and holidays. Very tasty as well when cooked like that. Thanks for the informative video. I'm Filipino, and this is new to me that that part of pampanga was sinking. We were taught in school that that province mainly produces rice, and now what a surprise. Instead of rice paddies, they transformed then into fish ponds. My concern, though, is the water quality. Even tho you mentioned tilapias are very hardy, pretty sure ammonia levels will get high with all the poop they are producing. Will that affect the quality of crab meat? I dont know. I just hope they'll get more sustainable in the future.
Ammonia levels will only get out of hand if there aren't any other creatures to eat the poop. That's where the shrimp and crab come in. They're bottom feeders and have throughout their lifetime, have eaten poop and fish.
Its sustainable bcoz during low tide dirty water will flows out to sea and fresh water flows in, besides there's a lot of plankton, bacterias, etc that processess the residual if not sink to the bottom. Some inland ponds put lime from time to time to nuetralize the acidity and some bacteria. Besides crab love murky water and mud. Since shrimps are thriving and in abundance it means that the water is unpolluted.
Would not be afraid of nitrogen waste like ammonia. The real worry is man made chemicals and heavy metals potentially getting into the food chain, accumulating in the crabs.
Wow, it's good that Andrew featured this area and the kind of livelihood these people have. I've learned something, good job. Thanks for sharing this documentary episode. 👍 Awesome stuff.
How refreshing that this video : 1. Does not blame “ global warming “ for changes brought about by other causes. 2. Demonstrates how people intelligently adapt to those changes to their benefit.
I hope people get exposed to this kind of food channel where production is not only about food but also how food impacts the lives of people. Excellent video production, Andrew!
I remember way back in the 90's the only crab you can see in masantol is those tiny crabs called locally as talangka, and they use to make crab paste( taba nang talangka) before, since masantol is my moms home town we use to visit it yearly
You do great quality documentary videos. Thx for making them&your channel should be at least a million subs. Obviously not keeping the female crabs could make it more sustainable plus the Tilapia provides the food for the crabs itself. Wonder if the Rock Crabs could coexist with the Mud Crabs as the larger claws of rock crabs are more expensive and profitable. Surprised with how profitable the area had become that better infrastructure designed to adapt could had been built. Noticed that it's very windy and maybe a wind turbine could be built to generate the electricity locally but also for aerating the water too. As for organic garbage, Soldier Flies could be grown&used to provide the extra organic materials for the shrimps&tilapias' food source. Also wonder if Egypt could do a similar setup with the Nile providing the nutrients but not sure if there is enough mud to grow the mud crabs.
@@alfredopulvera9759 there's a diverted river from the Nile for its Tilapia fish farm. They're also doing shrimps but they could also do mud crabs if they want to do it. They could feed the crabs from the fish leftovers. ruclips.net/video/ZZDxQPDBe30/видео.html
The water being brackish give them the option to raise high value crabs and shrimps. The fresh water lakes take care of fish like milk fish and tilapia. No shortage in that area. Andrew is right that they are better off tending fishponds than rice field. The latter with costly inputs like fertilizer, etc. In fish ponds, just the raising of soil boundaries encircling it. Their income can easily cover the cost of labor. Andrew, from where you came, they don't catch female crabs. So, you can eat as much as you can with male crabs.
The crabs are NOT keeping the ground from being flooded. The ground is sinking so their old rice fields are now being used to farm crabs that they sell. The crabs are just providing them with income. Nothing in the report says how they are going to house themselves after their houses are under water.
Hey Andy, I was amazed to see that the Tilapia adapted to salt water. Why not farm them. It seems cleaner than some of the horror stories you hear about farmed Tilapia 🐟. I'm used to your basic Blue crab which aren't very meaty. How was the standard of living for these farmers. With one crab costing $25+ I hope they are making some $$$$$🤑. Seeya next time ✝️🛐
The Tilapia situation blew me away. We have them here in the rice fields of Hoi An. Local fishermen hammer them using gill nets and fishing lines, but it doesn't seem to have any impact on their populations at all. incredibly hardy species and not one you want to have in your waterways as an invasive. The farmers seem to be doing well.
@@Andrew_Fraser Tilapia is a nice neutral flavor fish but has a reputation for being dirty 💩eaters. Mostly because of the way they farm them in China. Large ponds with chicken coops on rollers that move over the ponds and the droppings fall in the water and the fish eat that as part of their diet. I got that info from my food distributor who told me that they stopped carrying Chinese tilapia. The flesh was poisonous. The crabs definitely had nice plump bodies. They seem to have patience with the product. Another interesting video. Seeya next time ✝️🛐🦀
Tilapia thrives both in saltwater and freshwater. Great examples of salwater environs would be from sea of Galilee where Tilapia is fished by the native populace and recorded even in the Bible. There is a reason why tilapia is called "St. Peter's Fish". There are two types of Tilapia farmed/sold in the Philippines: saltwater and freshwater. Both are from the same genus and differs only on the taste and farming method.(Same goes with Philippine Milkfish, Sardines, Monkfish, Grouper etc.) Saltwater tilapia has more flavor but will naturally have higher mercury/arsenic content due to being raised in saltwater in the first place. As implied above, many saltwater species are also farmed in freshwater lakes. Same goes with naturally freshwater species being farmed in brackish waters near the coastal areas. And don't worry about the gillnet use; tilipia spawns so fast that they are considered pests in many estuaries.
they can survive salt level higher than ocean, more than the ocean going fish. That is why there are Tilapia in the Salton sea. This is why it's illegal to fish with live Tilapia in California, because they can survive in ocean.
$25 may seem like a lot of money, but by the time that large mud crab makes it to the dinner table in a fancy restaurant in the big cities, it is several times that price. Crab prices have exploded in the past few years. Which is great for the crab farmers.
Female crabs are highly valued because of their roes. Crab roes aren't thrown away, some makes crab roes product. Most kapampangans are addicted to it, but eating too much roe can cause health issues. That's why we only eat them a few times a month and it's also pricey 😅
@@zell8957cholesterol is not the problem. Our liver produces 80% of the cholesterol in our body, so it is important. The things we should avoid or lessen are sugar and carbohydrates.
they need to put some size limits on crabs at the market cause was sad seeing all those small undersize muddys. its awesome how the farmers adapt to the changing environment and switch from rice to muddys.
@@sybriusart6137, I believe only the larger ones are exported. Many of the smaller ones end up in softshell crab dishes, where the yield is close to 95% since there's practically no waste. I have an upcoming video featuring a Vietnamese mud crab farm that specializes in softshell crabs. They harvest the crabs at about 300 grams, as that's the optimal size for feed efficiency and yield. These are crabs I wouldn't dream of taking home if caught in the wild, but they've produced some of the best meals I've had in Vietnam.
For the information of people interested in crabs, these crabs rarely breed in grow-out ponds because breeders require certain water parameters to successfully breed. The king crab which is the biggest out of the four species of farmed mudcrabs migrate to deeper waters to breed and their seeds are carried by wind and current towards the shore where they grow. The red or 'native' as they call it (Scylla olivacaea), breed nearer to the shore, most times, in river mouths or estuaries.. they need swfter currents to help them in dislodging the fertilized eggs from their abdomens, and since it is exhausting to dislodge the eggs, some female crabs die in the process..
The BEST PART of this vlog -- is the news that FEMALE CRABS are NOT FOR SALE -- and must be RETURNED to the water to lay more EGGS! Mabuhay ka kabayan! Sa wakas! I am so happy that we Filipinos have finally learned how to PLAN for FUTURE HARVESTS. Instead of selling the entire catch TODAY -- and never mind TOMORROW!
Maayo gyud ang imong video! Sa Bisaya "mga alimango". Di pwede ko nga mag Kapampangan gani di alam ko sa pulong Kapampangan alang sa "crab". Australyano ako sab, ug nagpuyo ko sa Cagayan de Oro Mindanao. Ang daghang nga mga tawo sa Pilipinas mag adapt sa changing conditions. Salamat kaayo kanimo kay imong video positibo na. Maayo gyud ang lutong ni tita nga Gideon. Korek si Gideon nga di maayo na nga magkaon sa alimango kanunay. Ang daghang nga cholesterol sa mga alimango. Tingali gusto ka nga magkaon sa pasta uban sa alimango.
Wow! I first watched you with Sonny Side in his food Vlogs and I really enjoy your vlogs bec it’s more interesting (at least for me) than the other videos I watch. Thank you…
Production quality is always the best in your videos!!! Highly impressed by your quality of content!!!! If you ever want an apprentice... I live in melbourne australia!!!
Gideon is my workmate and good friend he is so down to earth and has a lot of skills he is very kind, outgoing and generous person im proud of his hospitality to you sir that's definitely philippines! ❤
Land subsidence from pumping too much water out from it is a problem in Central California. However, that problem is compounded by the fact that the river, which would normally replenish the ground water, by California regulation, is not allowed to go into the land, but is all directed into the Pacific Ocean. The water is completely wasted.
See the simpleness, thank you for embracing where my fellow Filipino prepared and served the food using a crate. That is how simple and happy we are here in our country. Great food even in a modest place or situation.
I'm having a hard time trying to decide what to watch... the green bay packers vs bears.. if packers win they are in the playoffs! But I noticed you have a new video!.... it's cool to see how you have continued to progress and you and the content keep getting better... wish I knew how to help make your channel get seen by more people... life's a garden, dig it make it work for you! Can't wait for the next episode!
This is the kind of video I love seeing from foreign visitors to the Philippines. Quality content, not the fake influencer bullshit.
I agree with you. Very informative and well created. Not the typical pinoy baiting crap that you always see.
Well everybody gets their own kind of business. People won't mind about your opinions and concerns if they made good living at what they're doing. As long as it's not illegal, what you think just doesn't matter.
nas? haha
Yes so many fake influencers who are just pinoy baiting to increase their subscribers
True❤
My brain processed the title as crabs building mudwalls and increasing land mass to stop the town from sinking
FR i thought crabs gonna be doin hero things 🤣😭
I thought the crabs would dig or borrow through the ground that water then sipped through underground to prevent flooding😅
@@pingyu5141me too!!!
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The crabs are producing money ,and a lot of it! Just imagine if this was Cuba they wouldn’t be allowed to eat any crab whatsoever!
What a nice young man. Filipino's are so kind. Thanks for covering this family/community business transition.
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@@gideonfaithtorno9229 nice to see u have a channel as well. Im sure you’re gonna get a lot of subscribers after this video. Cant wait to be able to go back and visit out there. I haven’t been back in decades lol
@@prgsim Sure come here as soon as possible. Thank you so much.
Gideon eats 1 crab a month and gives the best part to Andrew, what a nice guy.
Stop being such an ignorant idiot. He got PAID probably 4 to 5 times what he makes in a month to do this interview. He can afford a couple more this time around....
The egg sacs at the crab top shell is high in cholesterol. So he is wise to avoid it.
@@arsenal_84 That is the best part of the crab 👍
What a cool pivot to crab farming. More power to these folks!
And likely more money too as crabs are quite expensive as we all know and are likely making more money for these people !
Mud crabs can get expensive per kg in south east Asia or asia. They did move on into high value farming.
I don't know why your channel isn't larger. Top notch production.
The Philippines has a specific name for crab fat: Aligue. It's such a known delicacy here and used for dishes like rice or pasta. It's mind boggling to me that crab fat isnt as well known/considered the same delicacy abroad, its the best part!
That's because it's high in heavy metals, cholesterol, fat (duh) and other shhhttt that can cause problems to you in the long run especially if you consume too much of it.
And Westerners in general waste a lot of good body parts.
Chickens are a good example.
Many just throw away the innards like the liver and intestines.
Many also throw away the legs & the head when we in our country eat those body parts as if it was nothing.
Kumakain yan ng take galing sa mga bahay
Weeh
I mix that stuff in my rice and allergies be damned i love it.
I was kind boggled as well, I destroy everything in Crab as I grew up with a mother from northern Ayiti where sea food is prominent in the island cuisine. It's a sin Mr. Fraser never experienced it till this video.
Tilapia is probably the most versatile fish in the world. They can pretty much survive and thrive in almost every type of water condition except cold/freezing water. Their kryptonite is cold temperatures. Crab head fat is the best part of eating the crab. So delicious!
Great cover and story, Andrew! The area reminded me of Maine and the lobster situation but as I watched further into the video, seems I can't compare them at all. One had a problem for lobster overpopulation, the other was a story of adaptation and recovery.
Subscribed! Looking forward for more.
Great video! I'm Filipino myself, but I knew nothing about the crab farming and flooding towns in Pampanga. Refreshing to see educational videos rather than the typical Filipino-bait videos that are popular.
Nice Video! Hope you had fun filming this, Filipinos are one of the most hospitable people in the world and their cuisine is underrated
i had no idea manila bay had such a huge swath of mangroves. there are some still around batangas and cavite coastline but they are dwindling fast. i'm so interested now how and up until when the mangroves last there. i've read so many history books around manila or manila bay and have seen so many pictures of the old days but have never come across any with mangroves in it. even as kid i had huge appreciation for what it does and how it massively benefits us. people need to be educated how crucial mangroves are to our ecosystem.
Manila after all is named after the mangroves
we had a mangrove seedling run about 10 or 50 million i think 5 to 10 yrs ago.
You never noticed them beside Coastal Road and the Parañaque Nature Park? There are lots of those as well near the Imus river and what used to be Island Cove resort.
A few countries have started mangrove planting programs. its very doable.
Most of the Philippines had massive mangrove forests. But since the 1950s, unchecked logging has reduced the former mangrove habitats by a whopping 75%. Same thing with the forests. In the 1970s, wood was plentiful and cheap because of this. Nowadays, a single truck-full of native timber can be worth millions, which sadly still fuels the continuing illegal logging in some remote areas.
I can't get over the side eye Gideon gives him at 12:40 when he makes the food less spicy. Culture shock moment for sure.
Lmfao I read this right after I noticed him do thT
Got to love Gideon and his family what a nice guy and to beat adversity as well.
Thank you!❤❤❤
I'm so happy to discover you have your own channel. I always love seeing you and Sonny crause trouble. This was awesome :))
Great video and information, can’t wIt to see your next one but think you should be on Netflix not RUclips personally due to standard of filming and content
Wow, thank you! I think I have a long way to go.
Yeah, sure. That's how netflix works 😅
Bruh.
@@vincentlee7359 huh?
I 100% agree! You make cultural influences and eduction extremely fun to watch! I’ve appreciated you since your appearance on BEFRS with Sonny.
Thank you for being you Andrew and keep traveling.
That's a luxury food already especially big ones often sold in chinese restaurants and eaten during special occasions like birthdays and holidays. Very tasty as well when cooked like that.
Thanks for the informative video. I'm Filipino, and this is new to me that that part of pampanga was sinking. We were taught in school that that province mainly produces rice, and now what a surprise. Instead of rice paddies, they transformed then into fish ponds.
My concern, though, is the water quality. Even tho you mentioned tilapias are very hardy, pretty sure ammonia levels will get high with all the poop they are producing. Will that affect the quality of crab meat? I dont know. I just hope they'll get more sustainable in the future.
Ammonia levels will only get out of hand if there aren't any other creatures to eat the poop.
That's where the shrimp and crab come in.
They're bottom feeders and have throughout their lifetime, have eaten poop and fish.
Its sustainable bcoz during low tide dirty water will flows out to sea and fresh water flows in, besides there's a lot of plankton, bacterias, etc that processess the residual if not sink to the bottom.
Some inland ponds put lime from time to time to nuetralize the acidity and some bacteria.
Besides crab love murky water and mud.
Since shrimps are thriving and in abundance it means that the water is unpolluted.
Would not be afraid of nitrogen waste like ammonia. The real worry is man made chemicals and heavy metals potentially getting into the food chain, accumulating in the crabs.
I love this, such a refreshing take, glad to see great news in Bulacan, as it has been tagged Lubacan for a while now. Thanks Andrew!
Gideon is fantastic with a sunny disposition! Wonderful video.
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Exceptional and smart people, adapting to their environment is key to their success and survival.
Maraming salamat for this awesome feature, Andrew. Much respect to Gideon and our other industrious kababayans.
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Had my first mud crab in the PI’s in July. Taste so sweet and better than Dungeness crab IMO.
Great episode Andrew great to see how the locals have adapted and thrive in the changing environment 💜🇦🇺
Thanks 🙏
Wow, it's good that Andrew featured this area and the kind of livelihood these people have. I've learned something, good job. Thanks for sharing this documentary episode. 👍 Awesome stuff.
What a great video! Definitely an inspiration, making something out of a disaster. Always enjoy watching your one of a kind work!
soooo underrated channel, all the best for you andrew
The triumph of the human spirit. Story telling was top notch. Very good production. Subscribed.
I am just 50 kilometers away from those farms i never knew existed... thanks to you. ❤👍👍👍
Amazing documenting the unseen parts of philippines ❤❤❤❤ salute
Great video 👍.thanks for making a video in the Philippines... hopefully you enjoyed your stay in the Philippines
great video, very informative and immersive. can't wait for the next one
They need to start farming mud crabs in the US. I want some.
How refreshing that this video :
1. Does not blame “ global warming “ for changes brought about by other causes.
2. Demonstrates how people intelligently adapt to those changes to their benefit.
Crabs and Lobsters are imo the tastiest seafood out there even if prepared with simple methods. Haven't eaten one in years and this got me drooling.
This is a well made video, keep up the good work! You got yourself a sub my guy
I hope people get exposed to this kind of food channel where production is not only about food but also how food impacts the lives of people. Excellent video production, Andrew!
😮 Philippine looks amazing... Sure will visit one day 😮
Dude, ur videos are amazing! They're so easy to watch, heaps better than all the crap in TV that's for sure!
Cheers 👍🇦🇺
Thanks for the kind words and the continued support Duncan. Really appreciate it.
Wow, didn't even know you came to Philippines. Welcome Andrew, hope you had a good time filming and creating this video. Thanks for sharing awareness
Your channel will soon blow up andrew! Keep grinding love your contents!
Excellent job Andrew and your team. Thanks for making this video.
I remember way back in the 90's the only crab you can see in masantol is those tiny crabs called locally as talangka, and they use to make crab paste( taba nang talangka) before, since masantol is my moms home town we use to visit it yearly
Thanks for sharing ❤🎉😊👍 from Sydney Australia 🇵🇭🇦🇺
Nice Vlogg enjoyed watching it Mr. Fraser
You do great quality documentary videos. Thx for making them&your channel should be at least a million subs. Obviously not keeping the female crabs could make it more sustainable plus the Tilapia provides the food for the crabs itself. Wonder if the Rock Crabs could coexist with the Mud Crabs as the larger claws of rock crabs are more expensive and profitable. Surprised with how profitable the area had become that better infrastructure designed to adapt could had been built. Noticed that it's very windy and maybe a wind turbine could be built to generate the electricity locally but also for aerating the water too. As for organic garbage, Soldier Flies could be grown&used to provide the extra organic materials for the shrimps&tilapias' food source. Also wonder if Egypt could do a similar setup with the Nile providing the nutrients but not sure if there is enough mud to grow the mud crabs.
Isn't nile river is like a highway for ships?
@@alfredopulvera9759 there's a diverted river from the Nile for its Tilapia fish farm. They're also doing shrimps but they could also do mud crabs if they want to do it. They could feed the crabs from the fish leftovers. ruclips.net/video/ZZDxQPDBe30/видео.html
Filipinos are friendly hospitable people in general. Also very resilient and very quick to adopt
Bro one of the largest mud crab i ever ate was from masantol. Worth paying for. Nice videography. More quality vids 🙏
Great cover and story, hopefully you able to visit towards the North ,Ilocos Sur,Ilocos Norte and Cagayan Valley...Thank You Andrew.
the quality of these documentaries are amazing!
I love the people of the Philippines. So chill. This is such a great story of the human condition and our ability to adapt and survive.
great channel, love the respect and professionalism
looking forward to more great contents.. stay safe in your travels!
The water being brackish give them the option to raise high value crabs and shrimps. The fresh water lakes take care of fish like milk fish and tilapia. No shortage in that area. Andrew is right that they are better off tending fishponds than rice field. The latter with costly inputs like fertilizer, etc. In fish ponds, just the raising of soil boundaries encircling it. Their income can easily cover the cost of labor.
Andrew, from where you came, they don't catch female crabs. So, you can eat as much as you can with male crabs.
The crabs are NOT keeping the ground from being flooded.
The ground is sinking so their old rice fields are now being used to farm crabs that they sell.
The crabs are just providing them with income.
Nothing in the report says how they are going to house themselves after their houses are under water.
Hey Andy, I was amazed to see that the Tilapia adapted to salt water. Why not farm them. It seems cleaner than some of the horror stories you hear about farmed Tilapia 🐟. I'm used to your basic Blue crab which aren't very meaty. How was the standard of living for these farmers. With one crab costing $25+ I hope they are making some $$$$$🤑. Seeya next time ✝️🛐
The Tilapia situation blew me away. We have them here in the rice fields of Hoi An. Local fishermen hammer them using gill nets and fishing lines, but it doesn't seem to have any impact on their populations at all. incredibly hardy species and not one you want to have in your waterways as an invasive. The farmers seem to be doing well.
@@Andrew_Fraser Tilapia is a nice neutral flavor fish but has a reputation for being dirty 💩eaters. Mostly because of the way they farm them in China. Large ponds with chicken coops on rollers that move over the ponds and the droppings fall in the water and the fish eat that as part of their diet. I got that info from my food distributor who told me that they stopped carrying Chinese tilapia. The flesh was poisonous. The crabs definitely had nice plump bodies. They seem to have patience with the product. Another interesting video. Seeya next time ✝️🛐🦀
Tilapia thrives both in saltwater and freshwater. Great examples of salwater environs would be from sea of Galilee where Tilapia is fished by the native populace and recorded even in the Bible. There is a reason why tilapia is called "St. Peter's Fish".
There are two types of Tilapia farmed/sold in the Philippines: saltwater and freshwater. Both are from the same genus and differs only on the taste and farming method.(Same goes with Philippine Milkfish, Sardines, Monkfish, Grouper etc.)
Saltwater tilapia has more flavor but will naturally have higher mercury/arsenic content due to being raised in saltwater in the first place.
As implied above, many saltwater species are also farmed in freshwater lakes. Same goes with naturally freshwater species being farmed in brackish waters near the coastal areas.
And don't worry about the gillnet use; tilipia spawns so fast that they are considered pests in many estuaries.
they can survive salt level higher than ocean, more than the ocean going fish. That is why there are Tilapia in the Salton sea. This is why it's illegal to fish with live Tilapia in California, because they can survive in ocean.
$25 may seem like a lot of money, but by the time that large mud crab makes it to the dinner table in a fancy restaurant in the big cities, it is several times that price. Crab prices have exploded in the past few years. Which is great for the crab farmers.
I live in Pampanga but never I knew about this. Hoping I can try this someday.
Andrew is such a good narrator
Outstanding video as always. Wonderful tone and such quality. Great job man!
Thanks Andrew for covering the best source of Mud Crabs in Philippines many doesnt know it yet...That's super amazing!! Great Job Bro👍
Thank you, Philippines for your kindness to the Jews in the WWII. Shalom, Godspeed and Agape🕊🕊🕊✝️💕
your content is awesome, thanks for the great documentation you did sire
Kudos to the fish farmer, he is very fluent and literated speaking in english.
❤ Thank you!
Appriciate this foreigner, how he tell the real life of may kababayan, even poor but happy 🎉❤
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Amazing documentary. Informative and entertaining! Very delighted to watch your production ❤
Female crabs are highly valued because of their roes. Crab roes aren't thrown away, some makes crab roes product. Most kapampangans are addicted to it, but eating too much roe can cause health issues. That's why we only eat them a few times a month and it's also pricey 😅
What type of health problems can it cause by eating to frequently? I'm guessing heavy metal poisoning?
@@smellyshirley it has a high sodium content and cholesterol
@@zell8957cholesterol is not the problem. Our liver produces 80% of the cholesterol in our body, so it is important. The things we should avoid or lessen are sugar and carbohydrates.
im amazed that you have never tried the crab fat @Andrew
Andrew... Man pls come to india for more crab adventures along with tribal recipies.. Be my guest 🙏🙏🙏
🙏 I am definitely coming to India this year. I will shoot you an email once I have some dates in mind.
Waiting ❤️❤️❤️
Great story telling, keep it up.
Andrew, you make such great, quality content. You need more subscribers!
they need to put some size limits on crabs at the market cause was sad seeing all those small undersize muddys. its awesome how the farmers adapt to the changing environment and switch from rice to muddys.
IDK… farmed crabs from hatchery’s. Why do they need a size limit?
@@Andrew_Fraser it would be harder to sell undersize muddys overseas would it not? but if they are just for local markets then thats ok.
@@sybriusart6137, I believe only the larger ones are exported. Many of the smaller ones end up in softshell crab dishes, where the yield is close to 95% since there's practically no waste. I have an upcoming video featuring a Vietnamese mud crab farm that specializes in softshell crabs. They harvest the crabs at about 300 grams, as that's the optimal size for feed efficiency and yield. These are crabs I wouldn't dream of taking home if caught in the wild, but they've produced some of the best meals I've had in Vietnam.
@everyone
Thank you for showing our simple life here in Bario and also for a very educational video as well. ❤❤❤
For the information of people interested in crabs, these crabs rarely breed in grow-out ponds because breeders require certain water parameters to successfully breed. The king crab which is the biggest out of the four species of farmed mudcrabs migrate to deeper waters to breed and their seeds are carried by wind and current towards the shore where they grow. The red or 'native' as they call it (Scylla olivacaea), breed nearer to the shore, most times, in river mouths or estuaries.. they need swfter currents to help them in dislodging the fertilized eggs from their abdomens, and since it is exhausting to dislodge the eggs, some female crabs die in the process..
So enjoyed this educational post...Mahalo's!
Best Wishes for 2024, and a Beautifully made docu, Andrew! Thanks..
now this a top notch vlog! subscribed.
The BEST PART of this vlog -- is the news that FEMALE CRABS are NOT FOR SALE -- and must be RETURNED to the water to lay more EGGS! Mabuhay ka kabayan! Sa wakas!
I am so happy that we Filipinos have finally learned how to PLAN for FUTURE HARVESTS. Instead of selling the entire catch TODAY -- and never mind TOMORROW!
Wow, awesome like a documentary on Netflix. I subscribe. Cheers from Victoria, BC Canada
Maayo gyud ang imong video! Sa Bisaya "mga alimango". Di pwede ko nga mag Kapampangan gani di alam ko sa pulong Kapampangan alang sa "crab". Australyano ako sab, ug nagpuyo ko sa Cagayan de Oro Mindanao. Ang daghang nga mga tawo sa Pilipinas mag adapt sa changing conditions. Salamat kaayo kanimo kay imong video positibo na. Maayo gyud ang lutong ni tita nga Gideon. Korek si Gideon nga di maayo na nga magkaon sa alimango kanunay. Ang daghang nga cholesterol sa mga alimango. Tingali gusto ka nga magkaon sa pasta uban sa alimango.
Bloody awesome video. So in depth. Loving your quick cuts and narrative, hooking me in!
Thanks Tim. I have been trying to work in more storytelling.
Your videos so interesting..thank you
Wow! I first watched you with Sonny Side in his food Vlogs and I really enjoy your vlogs bec it’s more interesting (at least for me) than the other videos I watch. Thank you…
I remember back in the 80's when that area was all rice fields, but it was also very prone to extreme flooding from typhoons.
Love to go there for holiday. How to fly in?
Manila and then Pampanga search in google map
Masantol Pampanga
If you need a detailed process just let me know.😁
This production quality is like what i see from other 1m+ subscription channels. Keep ut up mate. You got my sub.
Great video Andrew!! Keep up the great work.
Absolutely brilliant work Andrew . From New Zealand 👍
Thanks Andy
Another great video
Production quality is always the best in your videos!!! Highly impressed by your quality of content!!!! If you ever want an apprentice... I live in melbourne australia!!!
First. Very Nice!
Pampanguenos are Awesome!
Yes they are!
@@Andrew_Fraser Yup. They are cool.
But what you failed to mention is PINATUBO.
It change the landscape of Pampanga.
Do your PROPER RESEARCH DUDE.
I just liked and subscribed. Great content
Gideon is my workmate and good friend he is so down to earth and has a lot of skills he is very kind, outgoing and generous person im proud of his hospitality to you sir that's definitely philippines! ❤
❤Tol!
thank you for this video sir. well crafted.
Land subsidence from pumping too much water out from it is a problem in Central California. However, that problem is compounded by the fact that the river, which would normally replenish the ground water, by California regulation, is not allowed to go into the land, but is all directed into the Pacific Ocean. The water is completely wasted.
Just subscribed. San Diego, California. Thanks
Saw the video and knew it was the Philippines. Subscribed good to see my homeland being filmed
Epic epilogue! I enjoyed watching every bit of it. Really interesting!
Great informative vlog.
See the simpleness, thank you for embracing where my fellow Filipino prepared and served the food using a crate. That is how simple and happy we are here in our country. Great food even in a modest place or situation.
I'm having a hard time trying to decide what to watch... the green bay packers vs bears.. if packers win they are in the playoffs! But I noticed you have a new video!.... it's cool to see how you have continued to progress and you and the content keep getting better... wish I knew how to help make your channel get seen by more people... life's a garden, dig it make it work for you! Can't wait for the next episode!
Thanks Trevor. Appreciate the support.