Comments on: Isaw (Grilled Chicken Intestines) , a pinoy street food

By: Foreigner living in mandaluyong

Foreigner living in mandaluyong — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:55:22 +0000

I happen to really enjoy Isaw but like you i am concerned about its “safety” i continue to eat it as often as every two weeks or so! I just LOVE the taste, it is defiantly EXOTIC and different from the foods we eat in California. I wanted to mention that your post and the information from the professor may be uninformed? all of the recipes that that i have found for Isaw require 3 essential steps for removing bacteria and for preparation (additional steps seem to be each vendors specialty, however these steps are required) first cleaning the isaw inside and out with a stick and “flipping” the intestine inside out(i have personally done this method to goat intestine and am amazed at how effective it is!) second the intestine is boiled for at LEAST 30 minutes, if this is not done the chewiness is unpalatable, LASTLY the intestine is put onto a skewer and barabacued, i ALWAYS ask for mine “tostado” not because i feel it needs to be cooked more but because the taste is so much more sarap! Please at leat try it if you can stomach the effort it really is worth the trial i did despite ALL of my upbringing and past food experiance and i am so glad i did! i choose isaw over ANY other pinoy street food ANY day… hmmm.. but qwick qwuick is so good too… hahahaha….

By: JD

JD — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:18:26 +0000

The bitter taste is not fecal matter. It is what we call Carcinogens. They are result of either being burnt when cooked or just from the grill itself.

By: banjo

banjo — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:18:17 +0000

alright..anybody knows how to clean “isaw”? i want to add this to my barbeque stand….masarap nga sya…

By: lian's BBQ and Tuna grill

lian's BBQ and Tuna grill — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:21:35 +0000

we buy it from the wetmarket its already cleaned. we boil it , then cooked it again for the flvoring, then grilled it. hmmm….. enjoy delicious pinoy original isaw goes with cold beer for a perfect combination, how’s that sounds to you? maybe you ought to change your mind coz diffnetely your missing one of the greatest pinoy delicacy ISAW. everyone here loves it. try it my friend.

By: AJ

AJ — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:34:17 +0000

Chicken intestines? looking at the pictures i can say that the intestines were cut to open it, therefore, an attempt was made to clean it thoroughly, maybe the good doctor (of philosophy) of UP haven’t tried the foods she said are “dangerous”.

By: ric anthony

ric anthony — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:18:25 +0000

masarap ng isaw pag ikaw ay gutom…kung maarte kau mas mabuti pang wag nlang kau kumain….para naman kayong malinis….. try it to eat!!!

By: charlene

charlene — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:49:38 +0000

as long as you don’t eat this everyday, it won’t be harmful. balanced diet nga diba.
i miss isaw and other ihaw foods. wala yan dito sa london.

By: pany

pany — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:03:28 +0000

ang isaw para sakin ay masarap! hehe amoy p lng nagccrave nko…. nasa nagluluto nman yan…madalas pinapatusta ko para luto tlga. sarap nitong pulutan! yummmy… proud akong pinoy! kumakain ako nito.yung iba maarte lng tlga,ayaw kumain ng mga gnito. kaya nga may mga tinatawag tyong “soldiers” sa ating katawan,tumutulong labanan ang mga maduduming pumapasok sa katawan ntin.d rin nman maganda masyadong malinis sa katawan db…hehehe life is too short,enjoy enjoy lng. sarapppp ng isaw!

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:11:22 +0000

Very well said mr. Yohan!

By: yohan

yohan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:56:11 +0000

the bitter taste is not a fecal matter…it is the lining of the intestine called lumen..beides fecal matters don’t stay in the intestine…food goes right through there then getting the nutrients…it is then digested and the rest is history…

clear? lol