May 14, 2023
Nu waday watwat, wada kas di.
Either for atonement or thanksgiving, Cañao is done in the Cordilleras wherein an animal/animals is/are butchered as an offering to Kabunian or other spirits having reached divine status. And since it is for the divine, it must be cooked basically plain and pure that some tribes even skip the use of salt not until the offering ritual is done. It is then feasted on by the community with the meat distributed as "watwat".
Throughout time and with the assimilation of other cultures, this watwat form of serving has become a delicacy modified with minimal addition of seasonings and veggies.
