Men of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army are joined by civilians in a boodle fight.
A boodle fight, in the context of Filipino culture, is the military practice of eating a meal.[1][2][3]
Etymology[]
Sources indicate that the term "boodle" is American military slang for contraband sweets[4] such as cake, candy and ice cream. A "boodle fight" is a party in which boodle fare is served.[5] The term may have been derived from "kit and caboodle"; caboodle is further derived from boodle or booty.[6]
Table manners[]
A boodle fight is a meal that dispenses with cutlery and dishes.[7] Diners instead practice kamayan, Filipino for "eating with the hands".[8] 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!"
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Dumdum Jr., Simeon (10 June 2012). "The boodle fight". Philippine Daily Inquirer. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/210027/the-boodle-fight. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- ↑ Altheyie. "Boodle fight and the battle of Filipinos – A preview of OFW’s life in Canada". http://pinoy-canada.com/articles/boodle-fight-battle-filipinos-preview-ofws-life-canada/. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ Marcaida, Joana Joyce (26 August 2015). "The boodle fight". http://www.eaglenews.ph/youth/young-voices-speak/the-boodle-fight/. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ Dolph, Edward Arthur (1942). "Sound off!" Soldier Songs from the Revolution to World War II. Farrar & Rinehart. p. 579. https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=HLU7AQAAIAAJ&q=boodle+fight&dq=boodle+fight&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y.
- ↑ Dickson, Paul (2014). War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War. Courier Corporation. p. 132. ISBN 0486797163. https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=XGNMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA132&dq=boodle+fight&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=boodle%20fight&f=false.
- ↑ "Whole kit and kaboodle". World Wide Words. April 10, 1999. http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-who2.htm. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ↑ Boorman, Charley (2009). Right To The Edge: Sydney To Tokyo By Any Means: The Road to the End of the Earth. Hachette. ISBN 0748113150. https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=figyLatV9S0C&pg=PT143&dq=boodle+fight&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=boodle%20fight&f=false.
- ↑ Lowry, Dave (6 January 2016). "Hand-to-Mouth Combat: Experiencing a Kamayan Dinner at Hiro Asian Kitchen". https://www.stlmag.com/dining/hand-to-mouth-combat-experiencing-a-kamayan-dinner-at-hiro-asian-kitchen/. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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