ANCIENT Salt Rock in the Philippines (Tultul in Guimaras)

“Tul-tul” is a rare artisanal salt block from the Philippines that is specially made by hand in Jordan, Guimaras. Shirley “Nenen” Padojenog is one of the last if not the only remaining master of making tultul and she has persevered to save the dying craft despite all the trials that she encountered along the way.
The laborious process takes hours of intensive cooking that results into a glorious slab of flavorful salt which can even be eaten on its own!
The country is now at a crossroads as it attempts to revive its dying local salt industry by revisiting its outdated laws that may have contributed to the dwindling salt beds in the archipelago. What does the future hold for salt artisans like Shirley? Learn more about the art of making tultul and support your local salt farmer today.
We would like to thank:
Padojenog Family
Ganila Family
LGU Jordan Guimaras
Councilor Katya Delgado
For orders you can contact:
Cherald Padojenog
09084748122
Vinsoy Abwan (for Ganila family)
09455460063
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[@arielsmangos1172]

At this point there needs to be a Museum of Salt 😅 feature all the salts all over the Philippines, the stories, the audio, the images, the videos then a store whose proceeds gives back to these communities

[@onfourtris3301]

Tultul has been a part of my childhood. Nag uunahan kami ng kuya ko kung sino makauna sa pagkuha ng tultul kasi iuulam sa mainit na kanin. Hinanggop na kanin kasi yung paborito namin dati ang simple ng pamumuhay yun lang masaya na kami. Ganito pala ang pag gawa ng tultul, thank you FEATR. Godbless po sa inyo nanay Shirley.❤

[@featrmedia]

Thanks for sharing your story!

[@dare2dare]

Nag uunahan kayo tapos kami yung lola namin naghahawak ng tultul. Bago namin magamit dapat hihingi muna kami sa kanya. Kasi palagi daw sya namin inuubusan

[@ceciliafonacier4380]

How much do you sell your tultul? Pwede ba akong bumili? Kahit na 1 kilo lang...taga Mindanao po ako. Kung kaya ko po, pwedeng 2 kilos.

[@leslielivingonabudget2840]

If I have the extra budget I will buy every artisenal salt in our country, in honor of every salt maker. 🙌🏼😊

[@mayperez1003]

Sana hindi mawala ang mga tulad na ito sa bansa. It's part of the Philippines' vast culture. And if not for this video, a lot of us would have never known about tultul. Me being one. Salamat sa FEATR team for shedding light on topics like this one. OFW ako who rely on the internet/KZbin for information, news, entertainment, etc. This wouldn't reach me. Siguro kahit nasa Pinas ako..

[@jasperjohntarroja611]

Masarap talaga Siya promise 😊

[@DiscoverSiargao]

in bohol they have similar its called Asin tibook . kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpWUiqeoib2UasU

[@mayperez1003]

@@DiscoverSiargao Yes, nakita ko rin po yun recently. Tedious process as well. Nakakatuwa, pero nakakabahala rin. Siguro kung may susuporta sa kanila, hindi magiging kwento na lng ang mga produktong gaya ng Tultul at Asin tibuok.

[@marjvelous4942]

When I showed my dad the video, he shared with me that, it is the same method of making salt in my father's hometown in Ronda Cebu. Since they are living near the coastal area, they also have this practice of salt making. Burning the driftwood and even adding coconut milk to make the salt. The difference is that since they can't afford to buy in molds, they use coconut shells instead. They call it "Initos" in Ronda and in the neighboring province Negros Oriental. He also shared that it is very rare to find someone making salt that way because it is a very tedious process.

[@HaroldSingzon]

Hi! Harold here, producer from FEATR. How can I reach out to you? We want to know the salt making process you’ve shared!

[@reuq007]

This is new to me! Amazing how our traditions cultured diversity like this as a result. Nakaka proud!

[@unproductiveentity4527]

Proud dayon.

[@kerbsd3998]

😬😬😬

[@andriancon-el3299]

I'm an ilonggo and this type of salt is very very delicious it's very rich and flavorful and mild!

[@karlaphloem6084]

We need more spotlight on these types of content. Not only do these videos introduce us to the lesser known cultural practices we have here in the Philippines, they also give us a view our local artisans way of life. To me, this type of video invokes a certain urgency not only to preserve our rich cultural practices, but also to find avenues to support our local artisans. Well done FEATR team!

[@leonardalcoran203]

In the neighboring province of Antique we have a saying often said when one no longer has money "kung wara kaw dun ti kwarta pangbakal ka dapli matultul kaw lamang ka asin" I guess the term derives itself from the act of using tultul salt as viand with rice. It's amazing how a single product could be so culturally tied to a lifestyle that it has become part of a language and we don't even have tultul salt here.

[@jetyvanconejo5744]

Watching documentary about tultul while eating rice with tultul right now hehe

[@jdcandres]

Sana makaroon sila ng online shop para mas malayo marating ng product nila

[@pepperwitz7187]

I grew up in Manila but tultul was part of my childhood, my relatives from Cebu would bring this as pasalubong for us. Miss this😢

[@YsabelsSimpleRecipes]

Ito ung inuulam namen dati.. Thankyou Nanay at gang ngaun nagawa pa din kau nito.. Sana makabaksyon na kame ulit jan at makapag uwi d2 sa Maynila ng tultul. .. Sa mga kapatid at kamag anak ko jan kmusta sa inyong lahat... Thankyou sooooouch Featr💖💖

[@omonmaravilla6900]

Tultul pressed over steaming hot rice was a common breakfast fare in Iloilo...with a side of ripe mango.

[@JuddJadulan]

We buy these every time they are available when we go to Balaan bukid. Definitely worth supporting and preserving.

[@noelpelagio247]

hope they sign that bill asap. we need more of these local salt producers. thanks for the feature, FEATR!

[@ralphhabdusan8145]

This is what the government should be funding. Sustaining a tradition and helping with their livelihood.

[@maansantos7562]

Naiyak naman ako dun sa sinabe na "bakit sa iba pa sila kumukuha eh meron naman dito satin" :( Pease support local. Nakakaproud.

[@bluetamarind7642]

Sana i-introduce yung ganitong topics sa curriculum ng elementary. Ang lawak talaga kasi ng sakop ng ating kultura. 🙏🙌

[@alvimc5359]

Dapat mapreserve din tong video na to. Ibang klase.

[@peppaslittleadventures5935]

Growing up in Iloilo I would always here the elders telling us „mag eskwela kamo mayo para indi kamo magtultul asin“. 😊

[@Whity447]

Dildil

[@johnyuboco8346]

Thanks FEATR for featuring this. May more blessings come to Nanay and her family.

[@user-sz7px4dx7z]

Island of the sweetest mangoes too. Food and dishes makes more tastier adding with these kind of salt. Alam ko kasi taga Negros ako. Masarap ang bangus dagat pusit at alimango sa guimaras. Keep the tradition for the next generation.

[@Ginji826]

As a child, growing up in Negros, my mother introduced this to us. It wasn’t always available. Recently, my nephew sent me a small piece.

[@kanorjunior8306]

Great Job! The Channel reaches out once again to Philippine culture. Keep it up. Hoping that this will be prioritize by our Gov't. Including other cultural and agricultural products... Such as Coconut, Ube, Kalamansi etc. More power to your Channel that continue to produce interesting and quality content.

[@christ832]

ive been watching FEATR for years now, grabe the transition ng mga videos thank you FEATR team for this informative documentaries

[@featrmedia]

More to come!

[@Kindred6007]

FEATR, maraming salamat sa isang makabuluhang video.

[@jasperjohntarroja611]

Ito pa la natikman ko sa navtrip namin masarap talaga sa kanin tapos sabayan mo pa Ng awol²x or tinapa ❤ thank you nanay 🥺

[@anamarieramirez9806]

I hope they make heirloom salts available in the provinces' local souvenir shops.

[@Philyinaction2022]

Proud of you nanay.. God bless you a thousand years of good health.. 🤗

[@riejon80]

WOW,Salt With Coconut Masarap Yan For Pinoy Onigiri 🍙 Tutal Salt Lang Naman ang Original na Timpla ng Onigiri…Tipid Sa Ulam…Soup Na lang Partner…para sa mga nag da-diet at nagtitipid…Ganyan katipid po mga Hapon…onigiro ( rice ball with salts) at pickles at inihaw na isda lang isang set na ng pagkain na matipid.

[@MasterGalaOfficial]

This One Makes Us Proud, ❤ a Lovely Mother Give It all For Her Family❤

[@potpotlaroco2898]

Grabe I was amazed by nanay nene and her children. Grabe ang hirap nang process nang paggawa nang tultul salt. Ang sipag nang mga anak nya. ❤

[@melchezediktv]

wow..galing ni Nanay... long live Nay.

[@alterigo7867]

Grow up on these from the far flung Barrio of Ibajay Aklan while living with my grandparents. Hot rice tapped with this, then rolled into balls equals childhood memory. Unhealthy bu helped us survive the lean months of the year. Ours might have been over used as it looks like a white river stone. Thank you for this feature as I have been wondering how they made these. I only heard they have coconut. Hope FEATR features fermented rice. I remembered my lola eating it. Looked like spoiled rice wrapped in banana leaves. I asked what it is and she replied "dog vomit", bad introduction. Asked my mom about it few years back but she said nobody makes them anymore but also said to prepare it things should be very clean if not it will just spoil. I just thought that this would be a good alternative to yogurt 😊

[@SlowRider84]

Doe doe suea sa mainit nga humay.

[@ramonlusterio4247]

Wow!!! I love this tradition. I never heard about this tultul. I admire our native Filipino people who continue the old tradition and honesty earning money by their own sweat not like our corrupt politician, walang puso gusto pa malaking confidential fund. What a shame!!!! Sana tulungan ng gobyerno ang mga taong tulad nila.

[@ivanaalawi682]

Wowww now lng ako nkakita ng tultul kudos ky nanay this is rare kind of stuff

[@thevalgunas3996]

We tried that when we are still small in Negros....remember those days..

[@briggitelondon]

GOD BLESS YOU NANAY SHIRLEY! Salamat sa pagpatuloy ng tradisyon na ito. ❤

[@Bddkoxyel]

Erwan, your channel is amazing and should be recognized! I never heard about tultul until I watched your video. You’re incredibly amazing! May God bless you more.

[@ruthliboro2845]

Thank you for this documentary - its beautiful!

[@michaelsoliven4611]

Amazing woman! Love this mini documentary from Featr. Good job guys for featuring our artisans they deserve all the admiration of our future generations. Mga tunay lodi at OG

[@jemodon2144]

This is really humbling to watch.. looking forward to more videos such as this. Thank you

[@welliachua3843]

more videos of philippine culture pls! salamat erwan and your amazing team

[@anonimous2k12]

I hope someone fund the locals to continue this tradition

[@emeliealegonero4043]

Galing keept going❤

[@nana31633]

kudos to this channel for showcasing filipino culture with deep care

[@BlogNiGreego]

They should be preserved. The government of the province should give assistance and promote this kind of product.... God bless ma'am

[@theweatherisaokay4964]

I wish I can get my hand on these unique salt. Really impressed by Philippines's rich cultures.

[@sedrickmanata5031]

Sana suportahan ng mga kababayan natin sila. Nakakahanga sila sa pagmamahal sa kultura at pamilya. Mabuhay kayong lahat.

[@Exitus92]

My mom told me when she and her siblings were younger, our grandfather used to buy tultul when she was still living in Aklan here in Panay Island. They make them in bamboos, the only difference is that they don't add coconut milk in it during th cooking process. They'd dip it on the rice as well as what the lady did on the video or grate it on the rice porridge.

[@hilareyesteves1341]

Eto yung ulam namin dati na hindi na papanis at parang hindi na uubos. Sobrang sarap nito sa mainit na kanin.

[@tsukkei4343]

I have tried eating this when I was a kid. it was good actually. i am from Dumangas, Iloilo

[@cocolocco45]

Been looking for this… love this during our childhood days…

[@dayeen8452]

Childhood memories ko to.. Sarap yan sa newly cooked rice... Miss it!

[@rinalyntandoc5788]

The quality of content and video is 👌. The best! 👏♥️

[@gracesanchez6988]

Same dn ata ung meaning Ng "magdildil ng asin" This is very informative, let's help their business, so sad lang dahil sa Asin Law unti unti nawawala Yung mga ganitong salt making traditions

[@llwydwyn5255]

Salamat sa pag feature ng Guimaras Island at ang tultul. Sana makatulong ang video para mas tangkilikin. Madamo gid nga salamat.

[@MikeGalvez-rd3tb]

Bumibili kami nyan during mahal na araw, sa balaan bukid. Sinasawsaw namin sa kanin pag walang ulam, dat was 25 yrs ago. Akala ko wala na. very nostalgic to me.

[@user-lx9er5ip8l]

May ganyan Pala.. sana matikman din❤

[@julietapatawaran8219]

Another amazing feature of FEATR - hope you can help the family😀😀

[@andriancon-el3299]

I'm an ilonggo and this type of salt is very very delicious it's very rich and flavorful and mild!

[@Awe-Sam17]

WE NEED TO SHARE THIS VIDEO!

[@sanlubalmilero329]

I do know same kind artisan salt in the province of Bohol. FEATR you might like it to feature it in your next content on how they also do the artisan salt.

[@user-go9oh3pw7v]

When I was small my aunt buys them in LaPaz market. Very good with newly cooked rice. It is viand for some but as a child we play with it in the table and take turns "stamping" the small block in our rice.

[@georgearenojacildojr4746]

Napaka gandang traditional job ito dahil naipapasa sa new generation.

[@gabrielekcile6334]

Very interesting! keep it up

[@lorenalizardo3822]

Im from Guimaras i only taste this once i thought its been long gone i never thought that its still here....i hope to come to this place once again. To taste this delicious salt. Malinamnam sya because it has coconut juice or i mean gata or coconut milk.

[@markgarcia1384]

Sipag lang! Aangat din.

[@Rainbowmomma]

This is interesting! While there is Asin Tibuok in Bohol, there's also Tultul in Guimaras! So nice to know our ancient salts here in the Philippines.

[@jellyver-cj4ok]

Our ,Ulam sarap..I miss that salt .😊

[@fayethelightworker2975]

Masarap tong ganitong Asin,, taga Iloilo kami Nung bata p ko n experience Kong Kumain nyan Kasama Ng ulam. Bili ako nyn pg Nk uwi at mk Kita ako Ng Iloilo ulit. 😍✌️

[@frankiefernandez9225]

Awesome traditions

[@zakionthetube]

My Gramps used to bring it home when I was young and I remember gnawing on it when I crave for something salty. 😊

[@clarieannolvido6681]

I miss Tultul. We can only eat tultul when our relatives visited us and bring tultul. I do remember my lola who taught us how to eat tultul.

[@user-mr8en5od6k]

The last time I had a taste of tultul was in the early 60s when I was a toddler brought by a relative from Iloilo, and I miss it 😊

[@zarkitekcarian]

Hope to visit again Guimaras Island and try the said Salt 🙏🥹

[@antoniovillanueva7369]

Watching this video made me sad. I felt the hardship in their stories. Let's help this struggling tradition of TULTUL. And of course, the family themselves who embraced the making of this extraordinary salt. I plead to all able Filipinos, support Tultul.

[@nicocatanghal]

I hope the lawmakers create a law that will benefit this kind of people who keeps our tradition alive.

[@camororemetio5079]

Yan lang ulam namin dati doldol masarap pag mainit pa kanin

[@JPEspulgar]

If iodine is just their problem, the government must help them to provide them to be iodize salt while keeping their traditions

[@bastitodio9894]

I truly love this.

[@kendallkatalbas4915]

Beautiful

[@graciaarmada7950]

Will visit...Im interested. Hoskyns Jordan.

[@user-yd7zc9tb5q]

akala ko nawala na ito..nasa guimaras lg pala..ulam din namin to noong bata pa kmi..masarap yan sa kanin..😍

[@dan.vincii]

I love local stories like this. Thank you for documenting and sharing them, Featr! Keep it coming.

[@wilsonwarner6903]

I'm going to have to buy this salt, too. I already bought the dragon egg salt. We,ll, I do like to cook.

[@Dee-hg8uc]

this is amazing

[@adrielmartir4189]

This is why I love Featr. Keep it up Fat Kid Inside Studios and Featr. 👍👍👍

[@ProudlyElongo]

Ill see you soon guimaras magpauli aku sa Iloilo. Wala gid aku kabalo may ara kita gale nga kultura sa pag ubra Asin dira western visayas. Thanks for featuring ❤

[@riejon80]

Dapat protektahan ang dagat natin,dahil dyan ang pangkabuhayan nila.

[@user-mq3jt1pj6x]

I like to taste this tultul ver interested see how tulttul is prepared!

[@Phiro_8official]

The place you film was close to my home

[@hyacinthscar3207]

This kinds of salts are freaking expensive here in UK

[@pusangpula]

Wow, that is all I can say.

[@bayannijuan2747]

I personally tasted it 25 years ago. I can it's unique taste.

[@rjblasbillena3757]

Sana ma ikalat pa para Maka binta sa ibang bansa gaya Ng mga gawang Japan mahal Kasi native

[@ninzvlog703]

Swrti Ng mga anak ni nanay napaman nya pa Ang tultul❤

[@marivicgabrielakatsuka8922]

WOW‼️💝🙏🏻

[@caloocanboy5800]

I live near the island of Guimaras but just heard of it just now

[@magenagrima-xd7pi]

Gusto ko asin na adobo flavored!