But now we are beginning to see local telóoch in big supermarkets: you see taro, frozen fish in the store as well. So the concept is that telóoch will also keep a person rooted to their culture.
“There is nothing wrong with eating sushi and pancit and so on, because you’re part of the global community. But as long as there are those ingredients that make the food as part of our culture, that will also make people ensure that they still have fishing grounds, and place where they go get crab and lobster. Not only for themselves but also to make money out of it, selling to restaurants.