Have you ever had carabao milk butter? If not - you SHOULD have carabao milk butter. It’s the best thing you could ever put on freshly baked pandesal. I swear you’ll wonder why no one talks about this more! This episode, we’re talking with Marie Cavosora, who founded a company called CalaBoo and leads a team of dairy entrepreneurs in the Philippines. With milk from naturally grass-fed carabaos - the Philippine water buffalo - they make butter, cheese and yogurt. Their products have the shortest ingredient list among any other dairy product commercially sold in the Philippines. There’s so much more to the story of carabaos - and their dairy - than meets the eye. Show notes 05:10 About Marie 07:40 What's in carabao milk? 10:10 How Calaboo started 12:25 "It was a hard sell" 13:25 Carabao dairy as a premium product 14:10 What the industry looks like 17:05 Partnering with the Philippine Carabao Centre 18:20 Marie's journey 20:15 "Everything is about relationships" 22:25 Starting with kesong puti 27:55 Partnering with chefs 29:00 Out comes THE BUTTER 30:30 How Filipino products are viewed 34:10 Bringing farmers in 36:30 Working on products at the farm 37:45 On ownership and dignity 39:10 Living with SEED students 40:20 The most expensive thing they bought 42:10 "It grounds you" 43:45 Finding purpose Links for this episode * Learn more about CalaBoo online and follow them on Facebook for events and orders. * People really do love their butter (and cheese and yogurt). Check out these reviews from Our Awesome Planet, Pepper.ph and Yummy! SUBSCRIBE TO EXPLORING FILIPINO KITCHENS AND SHARE YOUR COMMENTS BELOW!