Buying Fish at the Wet Market
By arbie bee
@brokenbee (11090)
Philippines
March 20, 2016 8:38am CST
I planned to grill some fish for our lunch today. So, after attending the 6:30am Sunday mass, I went to the nearby town to buy some fish at their market.
After roaming around the wet market, I finally decided to buy from an old woman. She sells fresh and big milkfish and tilapia, bigger than those fish of the other vendors.
I had seen that the tilapia were still breathing at that time. She asked me how much am I going to buy. I said 2 and she thought it's 2 kilograms. I said, no, I will just buy 2 pieces of tilapia, and I pointed at the big ones. It was 900 grams for the two, and it's P90.00 or about $2.00.
After putting those in a plastic bag, I asked her how about those milkfish. She said it's P130 per kilo. That was also the price when I was with my mother, so I chose two pieces again. It was almost one kilogram and she said it's P125 or $2.78.
I asked the seller to remove the bile of those fish, and I told her it's for grilling. I also asked her to put those parts that she removed in a plastic bag because I will take it home for our cats and dogs.
I paid for those fish then went home.
Where do you buy your fish? At the supermarket or at the wet market?
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14 responses
@psyedelicbworm (68)
• Philippines
20 Mar 16
I prefer buying at the wet market as the fish tends to be really fresh but at times it gets to be hard to be there at 6 in the morning. That was a good deal you had on the fish!
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
20 Mar 16
Yes... most of the fish at the supermarket are already frozen or chilled and some are there for how many days. Unlike those at the wet market.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Mar 16
in the talipaps,
hija, nust in our neighbor. I like to remove the bile of fishes. I enjoy it. I like and prefer grilled now since fried foods are prohibited to me now.
hija, nust in our neighbor. I like to remove the bile of fishes. I enjoy it. I like and prefer grilled now since fried foods are prohibited to me now.2 people like this
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
22 Mar 16
Really Ate? You enjoy removing their bile?
When I try to remove it, sometimes I am successful but sometimes, I have a hard time locating it. That's why I just let the seller remove it for me especially if I am in a hurry. =)
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Mar 16
@brokenbee I remember Mamang who taught me how to remove the gills and the bile. i love doing this, hija,
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
24 Mar 16
@ridingbet It's good she taught you how. I think I just learned it on my own and until now, I cannot do it properly. Hahahaha
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@ElicBxn (63259)
• United States
21 Mar 16
@brokenbee my mom used to get shrimp there, but I don't think I've ever been in there except with her.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
21 Mar 16
Oh, okay. Yup, it is also convenient to get them from the supermarket. I think they also freeze it as soon as they were caught so they are also almost fresh. =)
It is good you have that Quality Seafood where you can buy those fresh ones.
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@Missmwngi (12926)
• Nairobi, Kenya
22 Mar 16
@brokenbee One can be assured of fresh ones right
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@cacay1 (83236)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Mar 16
@brokenbee At least there is something for the Holy Week.
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
22 Mar 16
Oh yes, that is good. My mother also bought fish for Holy Week, so we might be having fish until Saturday.
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@rina110383 (24495)
•
20 Mar 16
I don't cook here in my place so I don't buy one unless it's a cooked fish.
But, at my parents' house, they buy it at the wet market. It's cheaper compared to those sold at the supermarket.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
20 Mar 16
Yes, it is really cheaper at the wet market. It is also where you can find fresh fish. Most of the fish at the supermarket are already frozen or chilled.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
20 Mar 16
Yes, sometimes it is also convenient to get our fish at the supermarket because all we need are already there.
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@Letranknight2015 (51598)
• Philippines
21 Mar 16
I rarely buy fish these days, last time mom ask me to buy one was many years ago
and kept asking me to have them chopped. I like the grill ones but don't know how to cook them.
and kept asking me to have them chopped. I like the grill ones but don't know how to cook them.1 person likes this
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
21 Mar 16
Yup, sometimes my grilled fish turns black. LOL It is burnt. Whoa!
That is why I try not to put much charcoal, but I also make sure that it is cooked very well. I don't want to see blood in my fish.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Mar 16
@brokenbee . . . aysus, nabiag pay tilapia ken bangus? (translation to American English - - "jeez, those tilapias and condensed-milkfish are still alive and breathing!") . . .
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
21 Mar 16
ahahaha no, just the tilapia. Hihihi! I think they can stay alive out of the water for a longer time than the bangus.
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
21 Mar 16
Hmmm yup sis. I also prefer going to the wet market. Sometimes, I go there even if I do not intend to buy fish.
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
21 Mar 16
Yup, that's where you can find a variety of fresh fish.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
21 Mar 16
Oh yes, I think that is the best place to buy fish. And the price are way less than when they are already brought to the market or supermarket.
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@Dextoi (1845)
• Philippines
26 Mar 16
I always buy at the wet market especially early in the morning. Fresh fish tastes a lot better. They got that sweeter taste compared to an old catch. I once bought a fish in a department store and they stink of plastic bag. Good thing is that I just buy just enough for one cooking.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
26 Mar 16
Whoa! Maybe that fish was there for how many days or weeks.
Yes, it is really better if get those fresh ones. And yup they taste better.
