Yesterday afternoon I changed upon fresh tawilis fish and sea weed in the Marikina market. At only P80 / kilo, that is pretty cheap. I only need 1/2 kilo as I’m going to be eating them raw, dipped in organic coconut vinegar, ginger and onions, traditionally called “kinilaw.”
I came home past 7pm as usual. The kids were done eating dinner. I asked our cook for my dinner,
my raw tawilis fish. I requested only the stomach to be removed as that is the bitter part. The tawilis were about 2 inches long each. Very good. I must commend my cook.
The children were curious as to what I was eating and each had a taste, head, bones and all. They were hooked! The were transformed into hungry animals. I was too tired to prepare the camera. But they slurped each and every fish until nothing was left. At 1/2 kilo total, that seemed a lot.
I thought there would be left overs.