Tamilok , an edible worm from mangrove park of Aklan

Tamilok

A challenge of eating wood worm.. What an edible worm. You might heard this or even eat this very exotic food fresh all the way from the mud. It looks like a shipwrecked worm where they live in the wood under water. During our tourguide training , part of this previlige I and my co tourguides had an experience of eating this worm. This is silky, tastes like an oyster worm is a challenge. I never heard of this before or ate until I became a part of tourguideship. At first I was reluctant to eat since the tamilok should be taken alive from the piece of wood which was soaked under the mud from where the tamilok produces. One of the demonstrators took out a piece of wood from the mud, and broke it with the axe where tamilok were hidden and pull it up from its hole. He cleaned it up , removed its internals from its belly, washed it and then put it to the bowl with vinegar. That was raw! 

He encouraged us to eat it as it is. and it suddenly shrinks me off like I was to puke. My tourguide leader who was first experienced this , was used to it and she never shrinks off while she was demonstrating to eat a raw tamilok.

 Tamilok lives in the wood, or produces itself while it is being soaked under the mud. It became popular and a favorite gourmet. This is being farmed in Bakhawan eco park in Kalibo Aklan where part of your eco tour, you will be encouraged to eat tamilok. 

  Tamilok If you dare to eat a living worm , a silky and a an oyster taste and a foot long worm, try this. 

Never shrink off but feel exotic. 

Give your comments if you are not scared eating Tamilok!