bakasi - Bakasi are small, 6-8 inch saltwater eels that are plentiful in the town of cordova, cebu, on the southern part of mactan island where there are really flat and kilometers wide coral reefs under very shallow water. And the taste? Pretty good actually. The white of the eels are delicate, like a fine fish, but the bones and spine are a bit of pain. One has to stick the body of the eel in your mouth and use your clenched teeth to scrape off the meat. This is definitely something you would eat again.