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Not long ago, a foreign "special cuisine" caused a hot discussion.
This "delicacy" is called pagpag.
It is so popular in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, that a quarter of the population loves it.
What makes this dish is not a precious raw material, but a leftover from various restaurants.
As the capital of the Philippines, Manila is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.
Here there is a bustling night view of the super-first-tier city, standing on a tall building and looking at the distant view, only to see the distant buildings lined up.
Crisscrossing transportation facilities constitute the blood and skeleton of the city, and at night, the streets become a shining Milky Way.
In manila, there are countless tourists who come to visit every year.
But it is also such a seemingly gorgeous Manila that is worn with the appropriate description of "pole and pole".
I've seen a quote describing Manila that goes something like this:
Where you see, how prosperous, where you can't see, how poor.
Here there is the world's most local cemetery, the Chinese cemetery.
More than 100 years ago, many Chinese people went to Nanyang in the midst of war and had to leave their hometowns.
People who could not return to China until their deaths longed for a place to be buried, but the colonial rulers at that time did not allow Chinese to enter the cemetery for burial, and after a long negotiation, they agreed to Chinese build a cemetery by themselves, but the cost was borne by the Chinese.
In this way, there are many Chinese cemeteries in Nanyang, the most famous of which is the Chinese cemetery in the Philippines.
If you don't tell you in advance, you must not think that the luxuriously decorated mansion in front of you is actually a cemetery. Each mansion is fully furnished, has water and electricity, has an elevator inside, and has a special security guard and maid to guard and clean the work.
For example, a 70-square-meter cemetery needs to pay a rent of 25 years at a time, equivalent to about 3.75 million yuan, the larger the area, the higher the price.
But that's just one side of Manila.
Also in Manila, there is one of the highest density slums in the world.
The city of Manila has a population of 16 million people, more than a quarter of whom live in slums.
The people who live here are known as a group of invisible people in the bustling city.
A few years ago, a documentary called Bottomless Pit "exposed" this vast unknown group.
Here, you can't see the market selling fresh vegetables and fruits, nor can you see the figures running on the wide roads.
"You're either busy living or you're busy dying." It is the main theme of the people who live here.
Just by living, they used up all their strength.
Most of the people who live here grew up eating papagag.
In their eyes, this is the most delicious food in the world.
In order to make the whole family full, the adults living here have not slept a comforting sleep.
Before dawn, the garbage dump was full of people, but after a while, a garbage truck full of leftovers came and everyone surrounded it.
Like a treasure, they rummaged through the stinking garbage for something they could swallow.
Some people have a face full of joy on their faces, and some people return empty-handed because they came late.
Seeing this, you may feel incredible, and even have a physiological reaction.
But here in extreme poverty, they have no other choice but to eat in order to survive.
Grab the garbage home simple processing, it is enough for a family to eat a full meal, and those who do not grab it may be hungry all day long.
Even if the doctor popularizes the science, there are many bacteria in this food, which can cause gastrointestinal discomfort, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, diarrhea, cholera and other diseases.
But in the face of reason, they must first live:
"Because of the papagag, I can live."
Atip, a single mother with 5 children, is in the pagpag business.
Every day at three or four o'clock, she had to wait in the garbage dump so that she could grab the first leftovers.
After grabbing the leftovers, she would rinse the heavily contaminated meat several times, but also seek psychological comfort.
Then, in order to cover up some of the rotten odors.
These leftovers also need to be "rebuilt".
Add a variety of heavy seasonings, stew and sterilize, and a "delicious" meal will come out.
When the business is good, she can earn 4-6 US dollars (about 26-40 yuan) from these leftovers.
The business is not good, or you don't grab enough leftovers, and you will earn 3 US dollars (about 20 yuan) a day.
But don't underestimate the twenty yuan, over time, she let the family of six live in a house with a roof.
In Manila's slums, very few families can still live in shelter from the wind and rain.
What is a bathroom, some people to death is not clear.
What is a building, some people have not lived until they die.
Under the bridge, horizontal seven vertical eight slept in pieces.
In the cemetery, it accompanies many children throughout their childhood.
In our opinion, it is difficult to swallow, but here are more people who can't grab garbage and don't have money to buy "food".
In order to fill their stomachs, they can only drink water to fill their hunger.
There are all kinds of garbage floating around, and you can smell the pungent smell from a long distance.
On one side, there are women who wash their clothes.
On the other side are people who take a big drink.
As soon as the documentary was released, it sparked a fierce discussion.
Unbelievable comments:
"I feel guilty!"
"It's really sad to watch your kids eat these foods."
"If you remake real life here into a movie, you won't necessarily pass the review."
True to that sentence:
Reality is often much harsher than in movies.
But the people who live here are more relaxed and happy than everyone thinks.
They would give their camps nice names.
You say we're better off alive than dead? Our home is called "Happy House".
You say we live in a harsh environment? Our home is called "aroma".
A woman who feeds six or seven children.
Work from morning to night every day, and earn more than a dozen dollars a day.
She said: "Thinking about how the child can eat something good, it is not so tired." ”
On the other side, children who have not been to school.
Wander the streets every day, waiting to find some odd jobs to do.
With the money I earned, I went to buy a papagag and smiled very brightly.
He said: "This is very delicious, I want to eat with my mother, I don't want my mother to work too hard." ”
They don't like what others give, they don't ask for sympathy, and you can always see a smile on their faces.
It's hard to imagine how powerful this is optimism.
The more desperate you are, the more you cheer up.
They are savoring every pain and suffering in the world, and they are also enjoying every joy and pleasure in the world.
Some people live in tall buildings, some people live in deep ditches.
We always complain that life is too hard.
But compared to them, it is not even a problem to fill their stomachs.
The suffering of life will not spare anyone.
It will always come to us in one way after another, and all of us are trying to live in this society.
You can be in the dark, but never forget to look up at the stars.
Those days that you think are ordinary may be the luxury of some people's lives.
The things you waste may be something that some people haven't tasted in their lifetime.
Today, when food and drink are worry-free, we should not forget the national disaster of famine decades ago.
"Starvation" is not a joke, every bite of grain must be cherished.
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