Pinikpikan is a chicken or duck dish from the mountains of the Cordillera region in the Philippines.The Ritual Preparation of the Pinikpikan, gobaguio.com As a tradition of the indigenous Igorot people, pinikpikan is prepared by beating a live chicken to death with a stick prior to cooking. The beating bruises the chicken's flesh by bringing blood to its surface, which is said to improve the flavour after cooking. The act of beating the chicken,... meer