Nakabili ako ng fresh fish sa grocery dito, halos 110 Php sa isang buong maliit na tangigue (not bad). Though, i'm not sure of the freshness, i could only wonder how many days it has been laying there, in layers of crushed ice, and how many small bottles of visine were used to keep its eyes clear.Ok, tama na sarcasm. I just marinated the tangigue slices in a bit of soy, a bit of salt (to preserve the meat) and a lot of lemon juice. Fried two pieces and kept the rest for next time.
The best part of this meal is not the main course itself, but the side dishes.
We have "Burong hipon" (yes, its the stinky rice) which I brought from the Philippines. Carefully wrapped in newspaper and plastic and was strategically placed in between my socks and underwear for cushion (thank god it did not break and spread its juice all over my clothes).
The buro goes well with fresh green tomato slices which we bought from the local grocery.
And we had overpriced salted eggs.Bought locally, quite good, natural oil still dripping from its yellow center. I just remembered a great song just now, http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/eggsong .
Still, another side dish is the "papaya atchara".
From the local "de belchor" Filipino grocery.
After the good meal, then we had to deal with the smell the fried fish and the buro left us. Sticking on the walls, on my clothes and even my hair, candles and incense covered the smell a little, then, we had to open the doors and windows for air, letting in the dubai heat and flies.
Sarap pa rin. Buro!
