Okay to get stuff going, I'd like to tell a very interesting story of one of my very first dinner appointments! Let it be known that my mission was not all about this crazy cultural events that took place and more focused on spiritual things, but this should be a nice eye catcher.
Alright, picture yourself in a foreign country. You've been there about 3 days, have little or no understanding of their language, are in awe every second of the day with so many alien things happening around you, and totally clueless to where you are going, just following your trainer (my absolute best friend) like a lost puppy. So now you enter into a house that is semi familiar and you realize you've been there before. It's the Bagalay family house. Nicest people in the world! Not to mention they have prepared dinner for you even though they probably didn't eat at all just so you could. The food is a little different but you pick out some chicken and some sticky rice(the best!). Then you notice a green soupy looking "thing". You dip your spoon in it and smell it.
"Woah... smells like poop...", I cautiously think to myself, but willing to try anything, take a sip.
"Yup.... tastes like poop...", you put it back down, still wondering if it is what you think it is.
The next day when you are walking down the street you see an odd sight of a man butchering a goat right on the side of the road. Interesting. You notice a pile of green "stuff" and ask your trusty trainer what it is. He responds, "Thats from the goat intestines." Then you ask, "why are they saving it? Shouldn't they toss it?" And he responds, "Nope, they use it to make a soup. Actually you tried that last night!"
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Yes. You just ate goat poop soup. Welcome to the Philippines!
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