Proben is the newest and most delicious street food here in Cagayan De Oro. It is s a type of street food popular in some regions of the Philippines. It consists essentially of the proventriculus of a chicken, dipped in cornstarch, and deep-fried. It is served either in a small bagful of vinegar, or skewered on bamboo sticks to be dipped in the vinegar just before it is eaten.
Proben is popular among students. Usually after class, students would visit their "suki" to buy proben. I love eating proven especially during rainy seasons. I used to eat it afterclass when i am running out of money for snacks. Proben really is convinient to students who are "kuripot" because it is very affordable. For only 5 pesos, you get to eat 1 stick containing 4 pieces of proben. Usually i eat 2 sticks of proben and 1 puso and im stuffed! it only cost me 15php. Truly amazing! However, Proben is obviously unhealthy to eat.
A nutritional study conducted by UPLB noted that, as with most street foods, the microbial quality of the proben is a concern. However, the study noted that the pathogenic food-borne microbes in proben are mostly destroyed when it is cooked. The microbes only return if the proben is stored at ambient temperature after having been cooked.
The study concluded that the risk of contamination can be reduced simply "through practice of personal hygiene employing standard cooking temperature (171-185 deg C) and time (10-15 min)" and by making sure that the proben is cooked just before it is eaten. The same study showed that the nutrient content of newly cooked proben was "crude fat(31%), fiber (131%), carbohydrates (21%), caloric contents (935%),
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