Living in the Province- Fishes for dinner

Fish

By John Loberiza

@jrlcentral (2601)

Roxas, Philippines

April 5, 2020 4:55pm CST

We had fish.. Or fishes rather for dinner. One, obviously is 'sinugba' or grilled fish. The other one, the covered with sliced kamias or tree cucumber is a bunch of 'tabyos' or sinarapan. It's a tiny subspecies of goby that's endemic to the Philippines. My wife sprinkled the fish with salt, topped it with sliced kamias and onions. Then wrapped it with banana leaves and grilled. I forgot the name of this dish. But it is absolutely delicious! Oh, at the bottom, (partly shown), is 'tortang tabyos'. Something like a fish pattie.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

5 Apr 20

I was born and raised in Manila and we have no province to speak about. But I had the experience of vacationing in provinces courtesy of relatives and friends.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

6 Apr 20

@jrlcentral if only we have the money, we would retire in the province.

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@jrlcentral (2601)

• Roxas, Philippines

5 Apr 20

Well... After this quarantine, you should visit your relatives and friends again. It's quite relaxing in the provinces... Here, although we are in the city, our nearest neighbor is about 50 meters away. :). Well, we are close to the edge of the city. :)

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@Nicolla (1456)

• Serbia

5 Apr 20

I love fish,I love sea food! After Chinese the most favorite:))))

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@jrlcentral (2601)

• Roxas, Philippines

5 Apr 20

Then you will love it here. We are in the seafood capital of the Philippines. :)

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@Nicolla (1456)

• Serbia

5 Apr 20

@jrlcentral today I made octopus for dinner :) you can have a look on my profile!but the most I like calamari:))))))

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@jrlcentral (2601)

• Roxas, Philippines

5 Apr 20

@Nicolla I just did. I guess I will be posting about food here more often in the future. Hehe he.

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

6 Apr 20

i've tasted dishes in the province that aren't available here.

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@jrlcentral (2601)

• Roxas, Philippines

6 Apr 20

Honestly, it's the first time I tried the 'tabyos' wrapped in banana leaves. I think there are more dishes that I haven't tried. :D

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

6 Apr 20

They are nutritious viands. We can discover many recipes in this covid time. Let us hope the virus disappears this summer.

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@ZedSmart (19753)

• Philippines

6 Apr 20

A delicious food you have there. Rice and coke would complete that.

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

5 Apr 20

Enjoy your fish.

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@jrlcentral (2601)

• Roxas, Philippines

5 Apr 20

Yes, we did, my friend.

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@Zelmarq (12585)

• Cebu City, Philippines

13 Apr 20

wow, miss eating sinugba. Stay home. Social distancing. Proper had washing. Take Care.

@m_audrey6788 (58485)

• Germany

6 Apr 20

I love fried fish but it`s not too much available here

@allen0187 (58444)

• Philippines

6 Apr 20

That looks like a very delicious meal!

@AkoPinay (11544)

• Philippines

13 Apr 20

In Bicol "tabyos" is a kind of plant/veggie.

@florelway (23116)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

9 Apr 20

I can't see the fish that's wrapped in banana leaves. What does tabyos look like. We also have fish here we make into patties we call it kalamyan.