Mobile blog - Seafood Market scouting...

After 'pigging out' at Jollibee, we went to the Seafood Market/Grocery to check out what they had to offer.

It does bring back memories, seeing products that are from back home. Being in the mall itself felt the same - you hear the native language and the hustle and bustle of the crowd (and the inherent indifference for personal space of which is something that is not cool...).

I didn't buy much, just some pastries at the bakeshop. It's neat that they have a small food court that serves local cuisine from home.

If Chickenjoy and Palabok weren't coming out of my ears I would've jumped in line and ordered some 'Crispy Pata' (deep fried pork leg) and 'Chicharon Bulaklak' (fried chitterlings, though they say that it is actually 'omentum' that is the main ingredient of this dish), and a side of garlic fried rice... dang I'm hungry just thinking about it. Not the healthy choice, yes, but hey...

The selling point of the Seafood Market is (yes, captain obvious...), well, seafood!

They have a good selection of fish common here and also a lot of stuff common back home. It's amazing to see fresh (or so they say) fish on the counters full of ice, such as the 'Bisugo' (Threadfin Bream) and the 'Bangus' (Milk Fish). And the usual fare of shrimp and clams/shellfish. I immediately thought 'backyard BBQ'...but then the smell of fish being BBQ may not really pan well with the neighbors... :-D

They even have a deli that serves the 'Crispy Pata' and 'Chicharon Bulaklak' and other fancy stuff (sounds like a song line there...).

All in all, it is a good drive and worth the three hours.

Will come back to this place since when I do some test drives/reviews - a perfect excuse for a break after a 3-hour drive.

And I'll get some of those smoked Bangus (milk fish) too!

Mata ne!