He was a singer in a band when he won a cooking competition. That led to a career shift not just to culinary arts but to hosting a food show that highlights the full variety in native cuisine, from flowers to bats. JR Royol talks to Howie Severino about his travels, planting rice in his ancestral village in the Cordillera, the sex life of kalabasa, and other offbeat topics.

--Producer: Eumer YangaResearcher: Sanaf MarceloEditor: Jayr Magtoto

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.