- You need to suck it.
(laughing loudly)
Hi guys. It's me @Akafiali.
And welcome back to Akafi eats
Today, I'll be trying Filipino cuisine.
First, I'll be trying the national dish.
Second. I'll be trying the acquired taste.
And lastly, it's a surprise.
Today, I'll be talking to Godfrey
and he better have the answers for me
about the three dishes that I'll be trying today.
So what is the first dish?
- So the first dish I'm gonna be showing you today
is called Kare Kare.
- Okay, what is that?
- Is a staple Filipino dish, which is a oxtail peanut stew
which we enjoy with our family.
A second dish is an acquired taste dish
which is called balut.
And that's a duck, embryo.
- Excuse me.
Serious? No, what is that?
- A duck that is couple days into its development
and you stop it growing and then we eat it.
- I can't eat duck.
So duck for me is
Haram guys.
What is number three?
- The third one is a surprise.
- Okay. A surprise.
- But all I can tell you is that it's another national dish.
- Okay.
- And it's something that we mix mix.
- I can't wait to try my first dish.
Oh guys, the smell of this.
I am so excited to try.
My mouth is so really watery,
like I'm not lying to you guys.
I'm not making it up.
Like you gonna like it is watery guys are you
serious?
from looking at you feel safe.
Like food makes me feel safe.
And especially like this smell, it feels
like a mom has cooked and it feels
like you are back home and you feel
like you are connected to the culture
and I can't wait to try it.
Okay. Let's go.
I'm so excited guys.
Ooh. Okay.
Oh my God guys.
The smell is so amazing.
Here we go.
Oh my god
my eyes are rolling.
My eyes are rolling.
This is.
(laughing loudly)
I'm not (indistinct words)
Filipinos. I'm going for you.
I've never had this
shout out to Kara kara it's got nuts.
I've can feel the nuts.
I love a bit of nuts.
No
(laughing loudly)
Guys I didn't mean it that way, anyway.
Guys, I'm lucky if I don't chew the plate
if this what you know, Philippine has to offer
please gimme a visa, give a passport.
I want live there.
I want come there.
You can literally taste the culture.
And if you know what I mean, you know what I mean?
And I would definitely rate this a 100.
- [Narrator] Wow.
- And I'm not making things up.
Like, I'm sorry.
You can't make things up.
Do you know what I mean?
That's a fact!
Proven.
I wanna know what is next and I'm ready for it.
(cricket chirping)
Okay guys.
So for the second one that I'll be trying is Balut
and just in looking at it.
Oh my god, I'm already stressed out.
I can't be able to do this.
Nothing against it.
Shout out to my people.
I love you guys.
I love you guys, but this is why I need Sappy
and Godfrey to come in and eat this.
Godfrey, I need, I need answers.
- I'll come in.
So this is Balut, which is a duck embryo
- A duck what?
- Embryo.
- Okay.
- This is an acquired taste, obviously Akafi, but
- Okay.
- You know people love it or they hate it.
- This is so stressful.
(laughing loudly)
- You wait till you see the inside of it.
- This is my first time experiencing in this.
So like, what do you do?
- So the way we do it first is crack the top.
So you want to do it kind of nicely so you can peel it.
You can see the juices coming out.
- Oh my god. That's my god, guys.
(slurping noise)
Oh, what is, go you?
- You knew it.
So it's a bit like a, a chicken broth in a way.
So you want to season it with a bit of salt
- What does the inside look like?
- I'm gonna continue peeling the egg now.
Oh my god, You can tell I've not done this in a long time
- Godfrey. Oh my god.
- Balut!
So this is halfway done.
- Oh my god, guys
(laughing loudly)
- This the inside.
here you go cheers.
- Yeah. So go you.
- The great thing about this is
there's different textures throughout.
So depending on which one bits you like
you might end up eating the whole thing.
There's quite earthy flavor, but with savory
and meaty flavor of like chicken ish, you can eat all of it
but it depends on what bits you want.
- How are you feeling?
- I'm feeling good, you know.
- No, honestly, how you feeling?
- Fine.
- I say please it's your turn to come and try it.
So now you need to try it.
You need to have a buyer.
- Ready?
- Yeah.
- How the hell did you do it?
(laughing loudly)
- Oh my gosh.
It's feels, it feels, oh
it does smell like chicken soup though.
- Girl chicken soup?
- Yeah.
- What are you talking about?
- I talk about, I know, I swear.
Of course I do.
- Okay. So need to you suck it.
(laughing loudly)
- A bit salt.
- Okay. Try a bit of salt.
You like it?
- That's actually really good.
- What are you tasting?
What are you feeling?
- It smells like chicken soup
and it actually tastes like chicken soup.
I'm just nervous about the middle bit.
Not gonna lie.
- Yeah. I've never seen an egg like this.
So I mean, this is why I'm shocked.
I'm lost the words.
I can't comprehend it.
Are you ready to take a bite?
I support you.
I really do support you.
be fearless.
Go for it.
Have your first bite.
- I'm gonna add some salt to this as well.
Cheers.
(drums playing)
- Okay.
- Oh.
- Oh! what are you feeling?
- Just taste like egg yoke.
- Oh
- The salt definitely helps though.
Like it offsets that and makes it
feel a bit more like a meal.
- So if you don't add salt, what would you be tasting?
Would it be like plain?
- The salt accentuates the flavor right
But without the salt, I feel like it would just be
a bit of a shock to the system.
- Whatever that means.
(laughing loudly)
- Technically you can't rate it right?
- I can rate it, but I would give it
zero.
Only, okay, Hear me out.
guys, hear me out.
And the reason I say zero is it's intimidating.
What would you rate it?
Be honest.
For real, for real.
- I actually enjoyed the taste
and I didn't think I would enjoy the taste.
We could say 3.5, but I'm saying four.
Because I actually enjoyed the taste.
To be fair if I didn't eat it
I probably would've ranked it at zero.
But I ate it and I given it at four.
So you should definitely try it.
- I'm ready to go into my final dish
because this I had to skip the surprise.
Please, please, please be good.
If you're not good, be good.
I'm counting on the surprise.
(talking while laughing)
(drum roll)
(crowd cheering)
- Guys. Oh, I'm shocked.
This is the best surprise ever.
And the minor of things that went into making this
a lot of beautiful flavors
different things went into making this.
I've never tasted it, but just presentation wise.
This is a 100.
I haven't even tasted it.
I haven't tasted it. This is a 100.
Look at the colors.
We talking about colors.
Let's dig in.
Here we go.
Here we go
Guys, I'm feeling, I'm getting emotional.
Oh my god.
(laughing loudly)
Guys, Oh my god
- It's doing things to me.
Let me try everything inside.
Ooh.
(heavenly sounds)
Why have I not had this all my life?
I'm upset now.
the ice cream is so beautiful.
The evaporate milk literally compliments the flavors
the textures of it all.
This is why you need to be out there
crying different cultural food.
This is a 100 out of five Akafi.
Make sure this.
When I land the airport is really waiting for me.
This was the best surprise to date.
I wanna give you a massive thank you to Mamasan.
You'll see me more.
I love your culture.
I do.
(mellow music)
The experience was great.
I feel like I'm at home.
So yes, I loved it.
I loved it, I loved it.
The national dish was definitely my favorite
as well as the surprise.
I definitely want go and explore
more Filipino food and the culture.
I don't wanna limit myself to what I just had today.
I will definitely come in for you guys.
I love you guys.
I really do.
I feel positive, I feel happy.
You laugh.
Are you serious?
I said it.
Thank you guys so much for watching this episode.
If you guys want me to try any other country cuisine
please let me know in the comment down below
I would love to try it and experience
more with different country cuisines.
So thank you guys so much.