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Table 2 Meat part used in kinuday making

From: Time-honored praxis in preparing smoked meat delicacy (kinuday) of the ibaloy indigenous people in Benguet, Philippines

Meat part used specifically in making kinuday

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n = 15

Traditional knowledge of kinuday processors

English Translation

Explanation

Example of responses

Any part with fat lean, and skin

10

Uncertainty of meat supply acquired from an occasion

Nu waray watwat, aliven sîkam memispis ni iahan sha jen afag

When a lump of meat is given, you are not allowed to choose the part of the meat that you like

Belly part or tenderloin

8

Good interval of fat and lean

Mayat noman ta sota proporsyon ni namet tan daman ket balans

The proportion of lean and fat is better and balanced

Fatty part with lesser portion of lean

3

Fat portion when smoked becomes tasty while the lean portion becomes tough when chewed specially when smoked excessively

Maymayat sota eshashahel i namit to ta en- amis nu mekhal-khal nu eshan ikulay mo i daman, edigat khal-khal to karkaro nu ebaybayag i kulay to

Part with a greater portion of fat is tastier because it can be easily chewed when smoked. If lean meat is smoked, it’s difficult to chew, especially if smoked for a longer period