{"id":257965,"date":"2026-01-05T15:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/chef-tatung-accidentally-boiled-a-smartphone-on-live-video-the-phone-survived\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:29:14","slug":"chef-tatung-accidentally-boiled-a-smartphone-on-live-video-the-phone-survived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/?p=257965","title":{"rendered":"Chef Tatung Accidentally Boiled A Smartphone On Live Video\u2014The Phone Survived"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was supposed to be just another calm, cozy afternoon of Filipino cooking on Simpol, the beloved online show where Chef Tatung teaches the country how to make magic from simple ingredients. Viewers logged in expecting cooking tips, food stories, and Tatung\u2019s usual steady, reassuring energy. What they did not expect was to witness a smartphone fall straight into a boiling pot of ulam, get fished out with a spatula, slip from the chef\u2019s hands, crash onto cement, and still come out looking\u2026 perfectly fine.<\/p>\n

Yes, this all happened live.<\/p>\n

A Kitchen Accident That Became an Internet Moment<\/h2>\n

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Chef Myke \u201cTatung\u201d Sarthou, one of the Philippines\u2019 most respected culinary figures and the man behind Simpol, was in the middle of explaining the delicate timing of coconut milk when his phone slid off the counter and landed directly into the dish he was cooking. The chat immediately exploded. Tatung calmly reached for it with a spatula, only for the phone to escape again and hit the concrete floor with a sound that made the entire livestream gasp at once.<\/p>\n