Comments on: Balik Pazari / Galatasaray Fish Market (Part I)

By: mgr

mgr — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:37:04 +0000

The fish in the first photo is a ‘turbot’ from the Mediterranean Sea. We had this exact same fish at this fish market..We even followed the cook all the way to the kitchen just to make sure that they cook the fish we chose.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:11:29 +0000

Marketman, I wonder if you’ve had Steinbutt before. It’s really delectable. White, sweetish flesh like cod but way better. It’s native to Norway. I wonder if a cousin of it is available locally.

By: navyGOLF

navyGOLF — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:55:22 +0000

Haha nice one millet!It’s like squid balls and fish balls… are they the balls of the…..hehe, memories of battle of the brainless in channel 5 : )

By: millet

millet — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:38:12 +0000

never knew fish could get chicken pox. do chickens get fish pox?

By: millet

millet — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:37:05 +0000

no, no, it was not a mistake, MM…tagalogs call it lapad, while cebuanos and ilonggos call it palad. same way bisayas say “insakto” when they really mean “exacto” :-)

By: Gus Hansen

Gus Hansen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:28:19 +0000

the warts on that fish freaked me out. do they always have those small peculiar growths?

By: mia

mia — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:21:41 +0000

i dont want to eat that flat fish…parang may sakit…hehe..by the way MM, you should see the fishmarkets here in uae, almost all indian vendors knows how to speak tagalog and they know names of our fishes (like bangus, tilapia, talakitok…and many more which me myself dont know) hehe very funny and amzing as well.

By: Jun b

Jun b — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:11:22 +0000

Nice picture on an ugly looking fish. I’m sure Philippines has more to offer it just that our market normally dont care about variety they are more into qty of what the mass will buy. Its about time to have a market man like seller in our local market to satisfy people like us

By: natie

natie — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:42:56 +0000

yeah, MM…it’s got a bad case of acne vulgaris—hehehe…lovely fish market–i can smell the freshness. nevermind the warty underbelly–it must taste good steamed and served with black bean sauce or deep fried and served with sweet and sour sauce. let’s add an abundance of the usual julienned veggies!!!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:03:17 +0000

melody….I must be dyslexic or something…yes, you are correct, lapad and not palad, I have to correct the post. Artisan, yes, it is the underbelly… kind of ugly, no?