Do you like seafood a lot?

Indeed, there are people who have allergies to those and since the children of Israel in Moses' time are still ignorant about medical and scientific findings, the Almighty just told them not to eat it and that's that because they won't understand too detailed explanations the way we understand them now as mankind at that time was in its infancy stage. Proof: Leviticus 11:10-12 [10] And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: [11] They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination. [12] Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. Not only allergies that the Lord tried to protect them from but also other diseases (e.g. gout, high blood pressure, etc.) and undernourishment it may bring if the intake is too much for those who were not allergic to it.

that's great information, clowdine, and thanks for the enlightenment. indeed, certain seafoods not only trigger allergies, but also causes certain diseases. remember some recent news about a killer variety of fish, called locally as butete. so, god so created things with their individual and specific purposes for existence.

I too, like crabs very much but it's a bit tedious to eat it. One of my family members (I can't recall who exactly it was) once said that she gets even more hungry while eating crabs. They seem to have more shells than meat.

lol =D BUt it's the true!! Crabs have got more shells than meat!! BUt if one do really know how to eat it, there are actually quite alot of meat than shells!! haha =D Especially at their legs section!! hehe

I also do the same when I'm in a feast. I always make it a point that I have seafood in my plate. I regard seafood as the star among the food items. And I think we're not the only ones. Otherwise it will not cost a meager 12 pieces of swahe P80 for just half a kilo of it, as an example.

Sometimes, it's not easy to like delicious foods. There are times your health cannot take it but your heart is very much into it.

Yes, we usually take only those we are familiar with. There are more seafood that are pretty interesting and tasty but there are some that we don't eat because they look strange to us.

It sounds like you have a slight idea how delicious they are. Have you tasted seafood before, at least crabs and prawns? Or you have been allergic to seafood since childhood. I've learned some people just acquire allergies later in life. I used to think it's something a person is born with.

A bony fish really spoils the day. We have a local fish called "tamban" and it is as tasty as our "galunggong" especially when fried but I'm having a hard time eating this fish that's why I don't buy it.

I like crustaceans a lot but they're truly messy and that's also the same reason I rarely order them from the restaurants when I dine out. Whenever I'm home eating those, I really take the time making sure no crab or shrimp meat is left behind.

Although prawns are a bit expensive in our country, at least we get to eat about 95 percent of what we pay for, unlike with shell fishes or other types of crustaceans. But I prefer the medium shrimps better. It's called "swahe" in our vernacular tongue. I like it's sweet yummy taste. And it's so versatile. So many recipes can be made out of it. But most of the time, I just cook "halabos". It's for least effort, time, and cost but for the same great taste.

When I was in grade five, I stayed in Northern Samar, in my mother's home town which was surrounded by beaches. Regularly, we got to collect shellfish and the usual viand that we came up with was boiled shellfish and then we put on some calamansi and a little salt. MSG products were not widely used there. My uncle who is my mother's younger brother would always go fishing and when he came home, he usually brought heaps of fish of different kinds.

I think best tasting foods are usually found in the sea. Sea foods have always been brought in picnics, cocktails, and they are usually what the expensive restaurants can offer. They usually adorn the table in an elegant way.

Sometimes there are foods that many consider delicious but surprisingly not appealing to some. There are instances we don't like certain foods but we simply just can't explain why. For example, I used to like a fish called "dalagang bukid" (this may be a freshwater fish, I'm not sure but I just used this as an example because I can't think of a true sea food that I hate and I also don't know the reason why I hate it) when I grew older, I learned to dislike it but I don't know exactly what made me do.

They have been popular to the world throughout the centuries that's why wet markets always make it a point they are part of their merchandise at all times.

Those are all effortlessly delicious. You can just boil them and they're already delicious on their own except for calamares (squid), you have to come up with a bit complicated procedure on that to draw the exquisite taste.