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Boac·Specialty Product·Pork blood, innards, smoke
🧺Kari-kari
Boac, Boac, Marinduque
About this place
Marinduque's unique spicy pork blood stew — entirely distinct from the peanut-based kare-kare. Made from pig's innards (heart, spleen, kidneys, intestines) and blood with garlic, onion, and siling pansigang (chili). Dry-textured with bits of curdled blood; always spicy. Best version reportedly at Cafe Ma'mita.
Best Time to Visit
Available year-round. Best selection during local fiestas.
What to Bring
CashExtra bag for pasalubongList of what to buy
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Locals Say
If you want the authentic Marinduque experience, you have to find this place. Locals are proud of it for good reason.
— A Marinduque local
How to Get Here
From Boac (capital): Take a jeepney or tricycle heading toward Boac. Tell the driver "Kari-kari" — most locals know it.
Address: Served at Cafe Ma'mita (The Boac Hotel) and Casa de Don Emilio, Boac, Marinduque
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