Table 1 Raw material utilized by Ibaloy kinuday processors
Raw material in kinuday making | f n = 15 | Traditional knowledge of kinuday processors | ||
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Explanation | Example of responses | English Translation | ||
Kind of animal | ||||
Pig | 15 | Traditionally used during festivities/rituals | Sîkato i shaha panpalti-a nuntan da nu waray okokasyon | It has been butchered since then if there are occasions |
Availability in the locality | Eshahel i baboy nuntan da shiyay dugad mi | Pigs were abundant in our place a long time ago | ||
Preference for its distinct smoked meat flavor | Mayat noman e baboy jen maekulay ta en-amis nu ekuday da ta mayat i kombinasyon ni namit, daman, tan bedat | Pork is a good choice for kinuday because it has more flavor due to the good combination of fat, lean, and skin | ||
Other animals like cow, horse, carabao, wild animals, and even tilapia | 12 | Availability due to unintentional demise of an animal | Mi ha ikuday harajen klase ni animal nu nanpusos shi pastolan | We smoke these kinds of animals when they are strung up or lynched unintentionally in the pasture land |
Availability of animals in the forest | Maikuday met laeng angken ngantoy klasen animal ja meenopan | Meat from any kind of animal hunted from the forest can be smoked | ||
Customary practice, especially for rich hosts | Mepalti harajay jen klase nu peshit para shi nankebaknang tan nu esespesyal jen okokasyon era | These kinds of animals are usually butchered during grand occasions hosted by affluent families | ||
Breed of animal | ||||
Pig | ||||
Native or black or direm | 13 | Traditionally used during festivities/rituals | Sîkato i shaha panpalti-a nuntan da | Such was butchered since then |
Availability | Hatan met i klase ni baboy i wara shiya dugad mi angken nuntan da pay. Niman bengat met jen waray empotin baboy | This kind of pig has been available in our locality ever since. It is only now that white breed exists | ||
Flavorful, especially when smoked | Nu hata entoling jen baboy, mayat noman namat to nu maikulay | Pork from a black pig is flavorful when smoked | ||
White breed | 2 | Availability | Angken et nu empotin baboy basta nu ngantoy wara jen klase | A white pig may be used, whichever is available |
Any breed for other animals like cow, horse, carabao, and other wild animals | 12 | Availability | Angken nganton klase weno kolor ni animal mebeddin ikulay basta ketdi wara | Any kind and color of an animal may be used, whatever is readily available |
Age of animal | ||||
Pig | ||||
Matured (8 mos & older) | 15 | Native pigs grow at slower rate hence butchered when it is matured already | Paltien i baboy nu etaengan da et maymayat mowan nu etawenan da ta uutik ngay i nitib jen baboy | Pig is butchered when matured and even more a year because a native pig is small in size |
Tastier meat when smoked | En-amamis e etaengan jen baboy karkaro no ikulay mala | Meat from a matured pig is tastier, especially when smoked | ||
Other animals like cow, horse, carabao, and other wild animals | 12 | Uncertain | Nu naiba’jat shi pastolan e animal angken pigen bulan weno tawen to mala a | If unintentionally strung up or lynched in the pasture land, age doesn’t matter anymore |
Sex of the animal | ||||
Male or female | 15 | Availability | Bi-i man ono dahi, enshi met diperensya to. Basta ketdi nu ngantoy wara, sikato mala e mepalti tan maikulay | Female or male because there is no difference. Any available animal may be slaughtered then smoked |