PHILIPPINES BEST DRIED FISH? Foreigner Tries Lake Mainit Bulad (Daing - Surigao)

BULAD. Or Daing. Dried fish is something that I've never been able to eat, so I challenged my fears head on.
My journey starts at the source of Lake Mainit, coming down to the lake and finally buying some bulad from a street side vendor. Then a trip through Mindanao to Davao, where I finally try out various types of bulad!
I think I finally found the secret for first timers: Escabeche!
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00:00 Intro
00:52 Going To The Source of Lake Mainit
02:29 Beside Lake Mainit
03:24 Is Lake Mainit mainit?
04:18 Buying Bulad (The Whole Story)
06:40 A Trip Across Mindanao
08:43 Philippines Fastest Vulcanizing Part 2
11:26 Making Spiced Vinegar
13:36 Unboxing? Unpacking The Dried Fish
15:11 Cooking Dried Fish, part 1
15:33 Trying Dried Fish
18:10 The Secret To Enjoying Dried Fish

[@KumanderDaot]

There's one video to come from Surigao City, it will be up soon! Hope you're all doing well!

[@smileskindheart1085]

I’d be doing better if I was your DAOT camera 🎥 man 👨🤣 I miss the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@ugogatto]

wheres the rice Kumanderrr!!!

[@thethirdiii]

7:54..well well well.. oh my goodness.. what are you doing in a high risk unrepaired bridge? That's so tricky buddy and the reason why the dump truck diverted its path. Do you want your truck to fall down in that bridge and be like keanu reeves jump off a building in the movie "matrix".. "What you know you can't explain..but you feel it.. You've felt it your entire life"... That is your last words if you jump off to that bridge buddy.. Daot gani... 😁

[@KumanderDaot]

@@thethirdiii haha I've driven over that bridge many times... This time the approach had a big hole in it

[@enigma5014]

my favourite is TINAPA and DANGIT😋😋😛😋

[@petebngyn]

If the bulad is too salty you can soak it in water to draw out the salt and wash it, pat dry before frying. Use a vegetable oil with a high smoking point. You can also cook it a la bacalao style with chickpeas, tomatoes and garlic.

[@jy.creator]

Hey Kumander! As per the wife, you want to fry the dried fish in the future with a high-temp neutral oil (palm or veg) - and not olive oil - for a short period to avoid the bitterness and burning the fish. I personally eat them with plain rice and vinegar, plus a dash of chili oil to cut down on the oiliness. As the others mentioned, spiced vinegar is one option to try - another would be Chinese black vinegar.

[@Pixiwoot78]

That’s my favorite if only we have here in the states

[@meinardoteves9198]

actually you can start your own brand of vinegar " Daut Puti " a rumbled version of Datu Puti

[@daphbacus9256]

9:21 "Dili na pwede ibelin ang Daot na ligid" what a daot sign at the fastest vulcanizing shop😅😂

[@tayko1k]

Hii KD bulad is life here in PI together with bahaw (left over rice) or with newly cooked rice dip in sinamak vinegar with lots of different spices...hhhmmmm yummy

[@AdamandJanesLifestyle]

You are a braver man than me my friend. The smell alone is difficult but Filipinos including Jane love it. I'll try soon I'm sure. It's one of those things you can always smell cooking in the provinces 😊

[@raralee07646]

hello kd! i’m originally fr kitcharao and moved to cebu city. pijanga and bugwan fish 🐠 are abundant in that vast lake mainit . thank you for documenting this area where i was born. it brings back so many memories. laag pa more!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💜💜💜

[@noelpilapilburgos]

Kumander…dude you gotta eat those with rice and sunny side up eggs bro!!! Come on!!! You should know that by now!! LOL… really though. Btw, or champorado if you know what it is..Love what you’re doing.. keep on keeping on bro!! CHEERS!!! 🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@janavz6998]

yey! my hometown..thanks Kumander

[@canadianmoose9010]

I believe you're supposed to rehydrate dry fish in water and then frying...

[@donkeysmile4205]

Bulad and fried rice for breakfast is nice combo..

[@TheFailxsafe]

you have to eat bulad with rice to enjoy it

[@MAF1Axxxx]

G'day m8 Looking good Kumander 👍 great video.. Over here in Oz I set up my Mrs a spot out the back near the BBQ to cook the dried fish... Gee the neighbours love me m8 🤣🤣🤣👍 take care m8

[@stephendelacruzone]

Aww the doggos!🥰Whiskey is big boy now!😊

[@leszaczyk2495]

Good to see Lake Mainit again ....🧐👋Top place .

[@rjenrijo5401]

You should wash first the bulad before you fry it then make it scabeche with a lot of sugar, it's delicious

[@junsoriano9229]

Nice dried fish' filipino kinds of food for rice!👍👍👍

[@concerncitizen8988]

KD, I'd rather eat fried dried fish with chopped tomatoes only because it cuts down the saltiness too, it's the easy way, and with fried garlic rice you're good to go. Well, some Pinoys like vinegar & chili pepper. But what you did with it by cooking it with sauce was awesome. 👍

[@SirChefsVlogs01]

Sarap.. Fried fish, with spicy vinegar or kamatis with sibuyas, chili.. Yummy 😋

[@rubirosariosandoval4797]

Hi Kumander Daot! Get use to PhiLippine road trips, driving method, and friendLy FiLipinos. A day without their smiLe and Laughter is a day wasted. Have fün and enjöy his vLogs and journeys. ALways new and informative. 😷🥳🥰

[@darlingdenez116]

Dang it is my favorite dried fish.😋

[@TH-rn8hf]

Wash the bulad with water a couple of times or better yet soak for a few minutes to lessen the salt before cooking. To much salt may cause your blood pressure to rise.

[@wavemaker2077]

Bulad are meant to be eaten with rice. They are too salty to be eaten as is. The rice will dilute the strong taste of bulad. If the food has strong taste, then it is meant to be eaten with rice.

[@angelavilajr3083]

Kumander dried fish is good just eat with fried rice, some tomatoes onions and hot coffee in the morning its a perfect combinations

[@jambilardi]

Anselm, you’ve taken your videos to a whole new level from when you first started!!! Bring back “daot na!!!”

[@KumanderDaot]

Yes! I keep forgetting "daot na"!

[@John-vh3ig]

Gotta fry those dried fish at your outdoor kitchen. It will release amazing aroma ha ha

[@El_.5794]

I was thinking the after fishy smell will be all over the house for days😩

[@eli.capinbxu]

Kumader, my way of eating bulad after frying is to immerse it in vinegar filled with sliced onion and minced garlic and after few minutes, Presto! The smell is gone but the taste remains. Another way is to fry it with sliced tomatos, minced onion and garlic. So yummy with cold rice.😁

[@hamertv]

hahahaha all overcook bulad, but I really missed eating bulad.

[@Noreen_Reynoso]

“Bag of Doom”. 🤣🤣😆😆🤣🤣. Bulad cologne. Lolz!

[@KumanderDaot]

Bulad cologne hahaha

[@xtianjstn6157]

Kumander. Buy a cooler and strap it at the back of the truck. Thats what I do. Fish and bulad tend to really smell inside especially if the AC is on.

[@KumanderDaot]

I was impressed at how little these bulad smelt...

[@begkededay3660]

Omg while im watching my mouth is watering 😋

[@franciscolopez1255]

When you added tomato sauce that is very similar to Spanish Bacalao which you can make out of big salted fish like rompe candao we call in Zamboanga.

[@mylahbarreto5265]

Incredible footage of a beautiful place, Anselm! Love that you’re constantly showing and introducing us to all of these spots!

[@BongiePilapilMacas]

Bulad bakay is how we call it in Northern Mindanao.

[@fugazi5150]

The hilux definitely needs a wash Kumander 😂

[@keepingitrealph]

Interesting vlog. Good to see you trying new things but i would put in water to drop the salt and use a different oil...

[@jandeiification]

wow oh we are really happy youll try bulad or daing. It will taste awesome when you overcome the smell, its delicious especially if you partnered it with garlic fried rice, or have it with soda or something like our brother are having in the visayan region oh my: dont feed the dogs with bulad!!!

[@torfuertes]

Lamia ana kumander oi. Bulad tapos paresan og sikwate. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Before I noticed you only have 36K subscribers. Now 140K, YOU DESERVE IT. ROAD TO 1M. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@MA-hd6lu]

GOOD AM KD. dapat may matching rice kapag kumain ka nyan. Masyadong salty yan.

[@josecrisologo8202]

As a student of Mainit National Agricultural School (Magpayang, Mainit) we usually have for viand either fried or paksyo na pijanga or saguyon. It was in Mainit that I also have a taste of crocodile meat - a kind of red meat that were sold on the streets during those days (late 70s). Dried pijanga and hayo-an were not in style yet during my stay at the school. While bathing at the lake, one can sometime see small crocodiles like they're learning how to swim. The lake, which is the second largest in the country, if my memory serves me right, was teeming with several species of freshwater fish during those times. I miss those days!

[@titodongplaylist2076]

Thanks for stopping by Kumander to my town Mainit and how I wish you went to Mapaso Hotspring there...

[@darrellbrixey5341]

Awesome video Kumander

[@cymnoffiziell]

I love dried squid, the dried fish is not my favorite... quiet too salty. But would never cook it the squid in oil 😃 Just cook it above some open flame or in the pan without oil. Then strip it in slices and dip it into your dip or my favorite dip: lemon, salt, chili.

[@MisterJuanPH]

I used to live near lake mainit, i live in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte... there is also a hotspring at Municipality of Santiago called Mapaso Hotspring. There is also a legend that Camiguin Island is used to be from Lake Mainit. Fish found on lake mainit are Red Giant Tilapia, non-endemic since it was introduced by BFAR, there is also big head common carp, pejanga and casili (giant eel)

[@NickyDunn]

Good Morning. Watching now Happy Weekend

[@dennisolarte1739]

Thank you for always making me smile and hopeful everytime I watch you here.

[@yenmerza5756]

Nice to eat that with scramble eggs

[@edr_tv]

Kumander 💪❤🇵🇭 Have a great day ❤💪

[@leoa6918]

love your videos kumander!

[@citycentre6396]

Halo kumander D, im from municipality of Mainit thanks for dropping by my hometown hope you have a great time in Surigao Del norte

[@dumbmutts.7758]

Funnily enough as I was watching this my son was cooking bulad for his lunch. Was like smellovision. Looking forward to those beers.

[@raulfuentes529]

Good morning Kumander , keep on rocking

[@nachoguapito]

nice one kumander

[@anthonybodin5848]

My happy pill...Watching before i go to sleep.

[@florantelucas8123]

Lami ang bulad..😋 Panghatag Anselm hehee..

[@venturaVlogger]

Kumander masarap bulad when you mix that with champorado it's really great combination. BTW I'm from Puan Talomo area. Power on

[@cristinalandicho413]

Proud of you kd amazing indeed you like dried fish . Eat some rice,garlic rice.

[@juanlibertario5716]

Be careful Kumander! You could be addicted to it. But you need to eat it with rice to neutralize the strong taste.

[@mayquestadio2759]

No skipping adds for Daot🌺♥️♥️♥️

[@rodrigoaguinaldo5222]

Wooow Kumander. Very good ka!!!

[@mylahbarreto5265]

Absolutely that’s the best way to eat it!! 😋😋😋

[@mikemikie8312]

Man at home with his FREE dogs get it ,his FREE dogs 😂

[@pakalstabai]

Nice to see you enjoying Pinoy food Kumander Daot! hehe. Stay safe always.

[@80pinoyboy]

Soak the dry fish with vinegar for a day and then cook it ,it will take the fishy smell away or breaded after a day soak in vinegar it taste like fish chips

[@Yailec]

that’s a huge and long nail kumander well life of cars wheels it happens a lot of times to my car 🚘👍🤣

[@El_.5794]

Nice one Kumander D😉 Are there no coconut vinegar in your area that you use that white one instead? it’s preferable to use organic vinegar, the taste is a little sweet and not so acidic. You travel a lot in the provinces, buy coconut vinegar from there. Hehehe you over fried all the bulad. Next time have Nhel fry it. The meat is so thin that you don’t need to fry that long and just regulate in low heat so also to prevent from over frying. That’s a good option for you to make a sweet and sour with it or just sauté with onion, garlic and lots of 🍅. Bulad is best eaten with rice but it will make you eat more🤣🤣🤣 have Nhel prepare it with you then eat with her. She knows the combination for breakfast, rice and fried eggs with either hot choco or coffee. Vinegar dip on the side made of the spices you had mixed….

[@KumanderDaot]

My kitchen was lacking supplies that time, even the right oil, vinegar and rice 🤣🤣

[@El_.5794]

@@KumanderDaot So daot gani🤣🤣🤣

[@KumanderDaot]

@@El_.5794 that's me 🤣

[@georgegascojr.4373]

bulad is life brad😄

[@precyjardin]

Funny Daot 🤣🤣🤣 bulad look like an owl and said don't eat them 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@borloloystore7734]

Sarap Kumander...

[@LoneWolf-oi4yx]

Escabeche for the win. That owl looking one is boneless danggit (rabbit fish).

[@AkilezNewEngland]

The small Bulad is called Put-Put they made put-put-put-put sound when the fishermen catches them in Luzon they are called Jeprox. Enjoy

[@paolobarroso176]

Bulalo and dried fish combo..

[@mylahbarreto5265]

Gosh, you’re making me hungry!

[@jonieservidad4664]

Hello KD, ur furr babies love bulad. 😁

[@MrGlennvt]

I’m understanding your English accent now better than before. Bisan sa Bisaya. Maayo ka na mag vlogging bai. 👍

[@ron4592]

Interesting

[@walkwithcarlos]

thats good food

[@brightstar8800]

New recipe is born:) I Miss eating buwad KD

[@tinaraphael9783]

You have to mix with your salad its yummy .

[@athanbiasong9502]

Kumander daot hey, naay hots spring in mainit located in mapasu near to the lake you're coming down.im from tubod neibouring municipality of mainit but as of now I'm here in Saudi Arabia.. thanks for visiting surigao del norte.

[@jonascastos7558]

Ah kalami ana kmander

[@chonaaquit670]

Lami ang bulad pag paresan mo ng garlic rice

[@aurorasarmiento5742]

Kumander Daot you can pick 1 or 2 or 3 from the recommendations of your subscriber in eating bulad.....

[@donaldbantugan7530]

For the long time..I see my home town..mangagoy danipas..

[@meloritamaunes3192]

Yummy bulad.😋

[@wilfredobeltran4704]

Wow sir pilipino kana hahaha lami gyod kaayo ang bulad

[@oscarhamtig9785]

Good morning kumander Daot

[@leticiaperez9146]

When cooking bulad, always drop some slivers of ginger in the cooking oil. Somehow, it lessens the stink around.. @Nhel Plummer and @Kumander Daot

[@JamalInshallah]

Thanks for the tip po, my house always smells like Pok pok (pokpok) when frying 😋

[@jayloftofficial1911]

Good morning buddy lami ang bulad hehe,i love U idol ride safe uban imo camera man👍

[@thethirdiii]

18:31 oh poor boy teddy 🐻.. I remember you said in your last vlog in a mountain hiking with teddy in toril "Teddy Buang".. Karon murag ang amo niya tinuod jud buang kanang bulad pakaon nimu sa iro.. Pastilan... Daot gani.. 😆

[@victormina7438]

Best with fried rice egg coffee barako

[@VirginiaTorres-ts5jr]

😀Bulad! good appetizer👍

[@josephreylumangcas6633]

From kitcharao na BULAD.

[@raralee07646]

sautee a lot of tomatoe and onion , little bit of ginger and garlic and add the fried bulad, dash it it with pepper amd it should be good.🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠

[@beefpares]

It supposed to go with rice or fried rice in the morning

[@followyouandI]

Best time even....

[@patrociniocatalanjr.6141]

kumander lami kaayo ang bulad

[@cleokobaimasti4675]

Daota uy! Kaon bulad way kan-on😅maDaot ka ana kay parat 😂😂😂

[@thethirdiii]

@@martintaylor9858 mao na diha..daot gani.. Ingon naku sa imoha dapat daot pod utok nimu kung mutan. aw ka aning vlog ni kumander daot..

[@crazymartinez2814]

Lami kayo bhai....bulad ginisa naay kamatis...ayay...kalas kayug Rice..gegutom.non ko