Boodle fight

A boodle fight, in the context of Filipino culture, is the military practice of eating a meal.[1][2][3][4]

Men of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army are joined by civilians in a boodle fight.
Boodle fight in Baler, Aurora.
Variety of dishes served on a Boodle Fight
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Etymology

Sources indicate that the term "boodle" is American military slang for contraband sweets[5] such as cake, candy and ice cream. A "boodle fight" is a party in which boodle fare is served.[6] The term may have been derived from "kit and caboodle"; caboodle is further derived from boodle or booty.[7]

Table manners

A boodle fight is a meal that dispenses with cutlery and dishes.[8] Diners instead practice kamayan, Filipino for "eating with the hands".[9] The food is placed on top of a long banana leaf-lined trestle table and in the true military practice, diners do not sit in chairs but instead stand shoulder to shoulder in a line on both sides of the table.

A senior officer or enlisted personnel then utters the traditional command for the boodle fight to begin:

"Ready on the left,
 Ready on the right,
 Commence boodle fight!"

Common dishes

There are no set rules about dishes that may be served in a boodle fight. Common dishes include:

  • Dry dishes: Fried dried fishes (tuyo, danggit, and pusit)
  • Breakfast meats: Tocino, longaniza, and tapa
  • Charcoal-grilled meats: Fish, chicken, and pork
  • Fruits: Pineapple, mango, and papaya, which are served to balance the salty and oily viands
  • Vegetable salads and pickled vegetables: Itlog na maaalat, talong, okra, and atchara
  • Deep-fried items: Lumpia, fried fish, and fried chicken
  • Rice and noodles

See also

References
  1. Dumdum Jr., Simeon (10 June 2012). "The boodle fight". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  2. Altheyie. "Boodle fight and the battle of Filipinos – A preview of OFW's life in Canada". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. Marcaida, Joana Joyce (26 August 2015). "The boodle fight". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. "What is a Boodle Fight? - Ang Sarap". Ang Sarap (A Tagalog word for "It's Delicious"). 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  5. Dolph, Edward Arthur (1942). "Sound off!" Soldier Songs from the Revolution to World War II. Farrar & Rinehart. p. 579.
  6. Dickson, Paul (2014). War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War. Courier Corporation. p. 132. ISBN 978-0486797168.
  7. "Whole kit and kaboodle". World Wide Words. April 10, 1999. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  8. Boorman, Charley (2009). Right To The Edge: Sydney To Tokyo By Any Means: The Road to the End of the Earth. Hachette. ISBN 978-0748113156.
  9. Lowry, Dave (6 January 2016). "Hand-to-Mouth Combat: Experiencing a Kamayan Dinner at Hiro Asian Kitchen". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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