Friday, August 29, 2008

The Uok





The Uok or Ook is a delicacy usually served during special occasion like Christmas. It is harvested by the mangyans and sold to the town.



The mangyans normally exchange uok for clothes or rice. There are many variety of this insect larvae but the edible one is found only in a tree which is locally called "Dungon". It is usually boiled in water and sauteed in oil. It is also used as the main ingredient in sinigang.
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6 comments:

  1. Pinoy ScooperySeptember 6, 2008 at 3:49 AM

    Yuck! Ang pangit ng hitsura! Are you sure n kinakain 'yan? Walang lason?

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  2. onatdonutsSeptember 6, 2008 at 11:36 PM

    mukha namang masarap hehe

    makatikim nga niyan minsan ;-)

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  3. AdminSeptember 7, 2008 at 4:03 AM

    Para sa kaalaman mo Pinoy Scoopery, pagkain 'yan ng mga taga-Paluan... Kung gusto mo pasalubungan kita pagbalik ko para makatikim ka. Hehe!

    Hello Kuya Onatdonuts! Nice name ha... Try ko nga next time magdala sa Manila para maraming bloggers ang makatikim.

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  4. onatdonutsSeptember 7, 2008 at 7:00 AM

    sure seryoso ako pag may tym ka...dala ka naman haha

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  5. KeenSeptember 10, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    tanung ko lang na healthy ba sya kainin?

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  6. AnonymousOctober 23, 2017 at 4:09 AM

    Healthy sya, pero kung mapapadami yung kain mo, maha-high blood ka. :)
    Medyo lasang chicken sya pero mas masarap dun. And di sya kadiri HAHAHA.
    - Clara

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