Comments on: Tortang Dulong / Fried Fish Fry Cakes

By: Paulie

Paulie — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:01:48 +0000

I was debating with someone just now as to what was this called. I am in Manila now, but grew up in an Ilocano household in Baguio. My father did most of the cooking, so I can say that our food at home was mostly from La Union, where he was born and grew up.

My dad called it ‘ipon’. And same as what someone said above, my dad also said there is a certain time of the year when they are available.

He cooks it in a pot (but not sure what ingredients he uses) with banana leaves at the bottom. Though I was not really a fan of it when I was young, I would like to have some RIGHT NOW! (the person I was debating with was our yaya, and when I confirmed she knew what I was talking about…I told her to go and find some…and have it ready for dinner)

Ahhhhh….it is a form of seafood, right? hehehe, at my age, one can’t be too conscious about their diet.

By: bearhug0127

bearhug0127 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:37:41 +0000

Hi MM, I was pleasantly surprised when I googled “how to cook dulong” and found your blogsite on top of the page!! My good wife was able to buy some dulong here on Guam and she’s cooking it tonight and she asked me to look up how cook dulong. Thanks for the recipe. We’ll enjoy our tortang dulong.

By: Julia Chang

Julia Chang — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:13:29 +0000

Wow! I really really love tortang dilis! And i’m eating it right now… I really love fish..!!! Well i suggest others, if you don’t want to spend much money, think it’s okay if you wouldn’t use flour.. Well.. i think the taste’s still the same.. ^_^ —ProudToBeAFishLover…………………….

By: Bing

Bing — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:11:34 +0000

I just bought 10 jars of Joyce’s dulong from Magallanes Village. I was surprised to pay 240 pesos each. A couple of years ago, it was only 50 pesos. It has been awhile that I had this dulong from Magallanes, Phils. I live in West Covina, CA and I will appreciate if any of the readers of this website can share their recipe in making the dulong almost similar to Joyce’s. The closest would be Vicky’s recipe which is like adobo style, but any other recipe might come out similar to the Magallanes Village one. Thank you.

By: manny buenviaje

manny buenviaje — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:04:29 +0000

I came from Batangas province and i don’t yet how to cook dulong. i will let you know later.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 06:15:54 +0000

Lling Ling, if you make thinner cakes they would be crisper. However some of the softness is what makes tortang dulong good. double frying might be a bit too much for this very delicate fish…its so small it might be totally gone by the time you fry it twice!

By: Lling Lling Tan

Lling Lling Tan — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:12:49 +0000

I like dulong and i used to cook it too. But the problem is my daughter. She dislikes the soft texture of the dulong. She found it “kadiri”. Is it possible for me to fry the dulong first little by little in very hot oil till crispy then mix it with flour, egg etc to make torta?

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 10 May 2006 05:55:13 +0000

manny, if it’s really fresh, just a quick rinse in water or slightly salted water will do. If the finished product is “malansa,” the starting product was not good to begin with… It should have no fishy taste but a clean meaty overtone…

By: manny

manny — Wed, 10 May 2006 04:10:29 +0000

how best to clean dulong? just rinsing will do? no lime/calamnsi or lemon to minimize the fishy taste? i know it may deplete the core taste of this dish but for some dulong platters i have tasted, it’s just way too “malansa”.

thanks!

By: trishlovesbread

trishlovesbread — Fri, 05 May 2006 07:20:36 +0000

I’ve tried only one version of dulong, and I was hoping that you guys could tell me its name. The teeny fish were combined with chopped kamias and wrapped in banana leaves to form squarish packets. They were stewed in a clay pot with a combination of fresh and dried kamias, and I guess, patis and water. Lani, is this, by any chance, your “sinigang na dulong sa kamias?” Or could this be Bay_leaf’s by “paksiw” na dulong?