I'm Cackling Watching This Video Of Filipino-Aussies Trying To Guess Their Mum's Kare-Kare

"I'm just very worried if I get this wrong...the pressure is on."

It's Filipino Week at BuzzFeed Australia — which means we're celebrating everything Filipino-Aussie culture. Today, we challenged three Filo-Aussies to try and guess their mum's kare-kare. What could go wrong?!

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For those who don't know, kare-kare is a Filipino peanut stew usually eaten on special occasions. It's traditionally made with oxtail, beef tripe and veggies, served with shrimp paste and rice.

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First up, let's introduce everyone. Meet Alex, a fitness coach and creator who's here with his mum, Sharon.

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Next, we have Anna, who runs Filipino Movement Australia, with her daughter Bianca, who is a digital creator.

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And finally, meet Luisa, a home cook whom you may recognise from our Chefs Try Each Other's Food series. She's here with her child, Eli.

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Dish A: Sharon's Kare-Kare

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Eli: There's a mystery meat. It's tripe? I've never heard of tripe...I don't think my mother uses tripe.

Bianca: I remember my mum uses a certain type of peanut butter — and this doesn't taste like it.

Alex: I can probably eat this whole thing, not gonna lie...except for the tripe.

Dish B: Anna's Kare-Kare

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Eli: I think this is my mum's. What's giving it away is the whole chunk of meat with the bone.

Alex: It definitely smells different, this has a lot of shrimp paste – which I'm allergic to, so this is definitely not my mum's. My mum cooks very plain.

Bianca: This one is, like, oilier. The eggplant, the meat chunks...that's not how my mum cooks kare-kare.

Dish C: Luisa's Kare-Kare

Alex: This one has a lot more oil. The beef is very nice, really well cooked. It's very bone-y though, so I don't think this one is my mum's.

Bianca: The way that the beans and eggplant are cut up is not like my mum's. It's not nutty enough...This one is not mum's.

Eli: This one also has a bone. I don't want to roast this...but I just love dish B's one, how easy it was to pull apart.

If you want to find out who got it right (and wrong!) — plus see all of the mums’ wholesome live reactions — make sure you check out the full video below:

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