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taguto – ( ta-gû-tô; Leyteño [western Leyte] and Cebuano dish ) [n.] fiery hot sautéed minced chicken and chilies. A native chicken is preferred when making taguto. A native chicken is slaughtered by cutting its throat, the blood is set aside, then dressed, gutted, washed clean, and the whole chicken is minced including the head, bones, and feet.  The chicken is dressed.  It is done by dipping briefly the slaughtered chicken in scalding hot water then the feathers are pulled off. The dressed chicken is cleaned thoroughly All the internal organs are washed clean and chopped into pieces, including the gizzard and intestine that are cleaned of its contents. The minced meat and chopped internal organs are sautéed with chopped garlic and red onion.  Internal organs are washed clean and nothing is spared. The whole chicken is minced including the head, bones, and feet The siling kulikot (bird’s eye chili) is equivalent to the amount of chicken meat. Adding finely chopped a...