Comments on: Fried Tawilis For Lunch…

By: Raffy

Raffy — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:06:34 +0000

Meg, tawilis is from the same family…closely related to the typical sardines. Only difference is that tawilis thrives in fresh water, compared to the rest of the species which are all salt water dwellers. Probably when the extinct volcano in Taal became a fresh water lake…some salt water species of fish like tawilis evolved to survive in fresh water.

By: meg

meg — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:43:56 +0000

MM, is tawilis the same as the sardines that we eat here at Monterey Bay? We always have plenty of fresh sardines at the farmers market.

By: JOHN Ramos

JOHN Ramos — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:56:35 +0000

have you tried the sinaing na tawilis wrapped on banana leaves with slice of fat and kamias with sliced tomato sibuyas na tagalog and paho.

By: Anne :-)

Anne :-) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:47:39 +0000

Sad to say, I haven’t tried this type of fish…I’ll try to look out for it in the market… :-)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:52:27 +0000

Connie C, thanks for that link, and yes, trying times. It used to be, eat almost whatever we find in the market, today, we have to think twice. Personally, I have stopped eating sharks fin soup for maybe 15 years, when I saw first hand a sharks fin factory in Surabaya, Indonesia. I also do not eat bird’s nest soup, not because it is endangered, but because they sometimes steal the nests before the young use them, and dozens of folks die yearly clambering up to harvest the nests. I stopped buying anything new with tortoise shell, though I LOVE it as a material. I no longer buy specimen shells, though my mother and I had a fantastic collection of them from 30 years ago. No more ivory at all… but will happily buy a crocodile bag if farmed… The last time I had beluga caviar, it was OFF the CITES list… but not sure if it is back on now… there are just too many of us, too little of the critters we like to eat… :)

By: Connie C

Connie C — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:35:59 +0000

MM, your love for tawilis and your hope for their non extinction brings up another topic for discussion:

This or That: Wild vs. Farmed Fish
https://www.rodale.com/wild-or-farmed-fish

By: sonny sj

sonny sj — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:50:51 +0000

we do not remove the innards any more. just good washing especially of the gills to remove mud, if any. salted, dusted with flour and fried until crispy. everything eaten – head, bones and innards!

By: Novie

Novie — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:45:21 +0000

pwede rin po cya paksiw wrapped in banana leaf….partner would be fried rice naman…that’s what my mother used to prepare for breakfast…with hot chocolate!!!

By: wellatot

wellatot — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:59:42 +0000

Sigh! Now I miss home more. :-)

By: the food techie

the food techie — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:33:17 +0000

Fried tawilis is a great match with tomatoes/onions/shredded mangoes. My mouth is watering while thinking about it. Yummm…