Kikilo (Spotted Scat)

Kikilo (Spotted Scat or Scatophagus argus) is a freshwater fish that can also be found here in Cagayan de Oro city only after floods - yep you read right, after floods. They are flashed down to sea water from fresh water that's why they get caught during those times - as what my mom said and our laundry woman who's husband is a fisherman.

But my mom told me they have cultured this fish in the city for continous supply like the Tilapia's. We know an old resident chinese in the city, who owns one of the oldest stores here too, who has their own farm for this fish.

Mom usually cooks this Tausi style - with black beans or in soy sauce with lotsa ginger. It has white meat with very soft texture and delicious taste. Below are photos of it cooked in soy sauce. We didn't have any black beans on hand when this was sold to us by our fisherman neighbor, thus the soy sauce recipe. This only costed 50pesos (half kilo).

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