EP 08: The Ancient Filipino Diet With Dr. Ame Garong

from Exploring Filipino Kitchens · host Nastasha Alli

What can we learn from our ancestors' diets? This month we’re talking with Dr. Ame Garong, researcher at the Archeology Division at the National Museum of the Philippines.

What this episode covers

04:40 What it's like to be a Philippine archeologist 05:55 How her career started 07:30 Early fieldwork 08:00 "An accident happened..." 09:45 How do we find out what our ancestors ate? 11:20 What exactly was in their paleo diet? 14:00 Stuff they've found in archaeological sites 15:00 Batanes and ancient fish 18:10 A giant heap of shell trash in Cagayan Valley 21:30 "Tinapa" mummies in Benguet 22:55 Why Cebuanos love corn 24:40 Challenge #1: Time and thieves 28:10 Challenge #2: On rituals and religion 30:30 Challenge #3: A lack of knowledge and involvement 33:00 What's next?

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