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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Tabas/Bilong-bilong/Chabita/Kadis (Moonfish) w/ Champorado

Tabas or Bilong-bilong or Chabita or Kadis - with English name Moonfish of the family Menidae is one of the available fishes here in Cagayan de Oro City and one of our favorites. It is colored silver and is usually cooked paksiw style in vinegar, ginger, and onions - but we love it deep fried cause you can eat every part of it. hehe. Here's some picture of it when cooked deep fried. And some pics of Mom's little assistant, Zaza , almost finishing them off, eating it together with Champorado / Tsamporado which is Sweet Chocolate Rice Porridge in English. Champorado is soft-boiled rice with cocoa powder or tablea (blocks of cocoa powder made from cacao beans) - Mom uses the latter cause she says it tastes much better. Tablea can also be used to make hot chocolate. Mom prefers the brand Maestrado Tablea from Mambajao, Camiguin - which is also available here in Cagayan de Oro City - because of it's "orig" taste. At the back of their packing is also steps ...

Sea World Squid Rolls

Like any other cities here in the Philippines, Cagayan de Oro was also hit by Tempura/Fish Ball/Squid Ball/Squid Roll craze. The aroma of these when cooked is very much inviting. They have a long strip just outside Xavier University together with the new craze Kwek-Kwek and Chicken Skin. Even on the weekly night cafe's vendors are everywhere. We have tried and tasted alot of brands and this specific brand caught our taste buds. It doesn't have a weird aftertaste, nor does it taste bland. It's ingredients are perfect for us that everytime we cook this, we can't stop picking and putting it into our mouths. Here's how it looks like when it's cooked. If the picture was clearer you would usually see spring onions in it. So, it's not just all flour, they added some good stuff too. Here's Zaza taking a snack after doing some lots of coloring :) He too can't stop eating them when we serve this. 1 kilo pack costs 155-160php depends on where you buy them. ...

Alimango (Mud Crab)

Seafoods are very abundant here in Mindanao and has been compared to be way cheaper than other areas of the Philippines. My favorite seafood is Alimango or Mud Crab ( Scylla serrata ). Cagayan de Oro Wet Market's prices of mud crabs range from 60-200 pesos depending on their size. In mall supermarkets it usually costs about 250-400 sometimes even more during special occasions like Christmas, New Year, even Graduation. Mud Crabs have much thicker shells than the blue or orange shelled crabs that we call here Lambay - that seems to have more delicate meat than the Alimango 's. Alimango's can be prepared steamed with lots of seasoning, cooked with chili and tomatoes, stir-fried with garlic and oil, or steamed with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and wine, etc. We use the latter way of cooking alimango. Here's a photo of cooked Alimango that costed 150 pesos and had about 3 big sized pieces cooked with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and wine. The best part is when its female, fat, ...

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