By Joey Alarilla
INQUIRER.net
INQUIRER.NET reporter Lawrence Casiraya interviewed El Nido Resorts chef Rey de la Cruz and sampled the exotic delicacy known as tamilok.
While it looks like a worm, the tamilok is actually a mollusk that burrows inside the trees in Palawan’s mangrove areas. It’s supposed to be an aphrodisiac, hehe 
Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Alex Villafania at Miniloc island on Nov. 17.
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May 16th, 2008 at 2:16 am
What’s with the home video? Don’t you guys or company have a budget for a real professional video camera? The camera sucks, the audio sucks, the interview sucks. You guys don’t do any justice to a beautiful place like palawan. Mabuhay!
November 27th, 2007 at 8:59 am
I first tasted tamilok during my fieldwork in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur in 1993. The tamilok is a local delicacy symbolizing warm Surigaonon hospitality. When you are served tamilok, it means that you are fully accepted by the Surigaonon people like a family member.
November 27th, 2007 at 4:18 am
I saw this on TV, the travel Channel, and I thought it’s a worm. Thanks for clearing it out for me.I was kind of ashamed because others might think Filipinos eat worms. I’m a Filipino & this is the first time I heard of this delicacy.
Hey, I might just look it up when I go for a visit someday. Is it available in Metro Manila?
November 26th, 2007 at 10:01 am
That’s right. marami nyan sa iloilo.
November 25th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Actually, it is a worm that eats the soft inside of rotten mangrove trees buried under the sand. It does not taste like oyster. It smells of rotten mangrove and mud.
Bon appetit.