On top of each dining table in a restaurant called Sentro, lies a small bowl containing salted dried watermelon seeds (butong pakwan). Not your usual free appetizer but nevertheless truly fascinating as eating it is a great pastime while waiting for your orders to come. Although, eversince I have been mystified by this native delicacy. Why? It's because out of the countless watermelons that I have seen and eaten, I have never encountered any that has seeds that are as large as the butong pakwans that we eat. Makes me wonder, where did all these big watermelon seeds come from? I heard a really gross story about how these butong pakwans are made. Don't know if it's true though. I've tried Google-ing for the answer but found nothing. Maybe someone out there can enlighten me...
8 comments:
dude! you have too much time on your hands. why ponder over something about how butong pakwan is made?
while you're at it, can you ask around how butong kalabasa is made also? :D
have you tasted seedless watermelons? ang saya! hehe!
hi jen! halata bang walang akong magawa? hehehe. personally, mas gusto ko ang butong kalabasa.
eye, san merong seedless watermelons? ayus yan, di na kelangang mahirapan sa pagkain ng pakwan!
fave ko yang butong pakwan... kahit masakit na labi ko sa dami ng kinain ko... sige pa rin hehe
fave ko yang butong pakwan... kahit masakit na labi ko sa dami ng kinain ko... sige pa rin hehe
Kumusta Pau, long time no 'c' :)
Mas nakakatakot tanong ni Eye, machine ba ginamit para balatan ang buto?
ehem...
wow butong pakwan... yan una kong bili kahit captain sid pa sya or baliwag buotng pakwan(2 kilos yata yun) kesa mais, mani or ano mang iba pang kutkutin... kahit malapnos, mamuti ang labi hala kain pa rin....
Merong mga seedless na pakwan dito meron pa ngang dilaw na pakwan sige pag meron na sa tindahan picturan ko... alam ko eh ibang pakwan yan nanggagaling eh... or may nagpapatubo ng buto lang sa mga laboratories?? nagtry na rin akong gawa ng butong pakwan mula sa normal na pakwan pero di pala pede...
hi thess! long time na nga! thanks for still stopping by.
cary, aids, pareho pala kayo addict sa butong pakwan. hehe.
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