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CATEGORY: ‘Shellfish’

Fresh Swaki or Sea Urchin Gonads…

09 Apr, 2014

Gonads, I kid you not.

Abstaining from Meat?

25 Mar, 2014

I honestly can’t imagine why having seafood, and particularly a bowl of homemade seafood stew or cioppino, might be considered some sort of sacrifice when one gives up meat during lent or even a day per week during lent.

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Dried Sea Cucumbers

14 Mar, 2014

Still in Northern Cebu, I also came across some dried sea cucumber, changing hands for amazing amounts of money.

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Adobong Tahong a la Marketman

13 Nov, 2013

Brilliant for nearly no effort at all, assuming you start with cleaned mussels…

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When Storms Fell Coconut Palms…

12 Nov, 2013

You kind of HAVE to find the silver lining, I suppose.

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Bun Cha a la Marketman

29 Oct, 2013

You knew I was going to give it a go, didn’t you? :)

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Giant Clams — DO NOT EAT!!!

12 Oct, 2013

Several species of giant clams in the Philippines have been on the endangered species list for a few years now, so under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should we EAT giant clams, PERIOD.

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