I know, that most people from other countries especially from non-Asian countries, doesn’t like eating the head of the fish.
In fact, according to my best friend who now lives in Canada, that at supermarkets from there, they sell the fishes there, headless.
That’s because with its head displayed with the body, the eyes seems to be so pitiful as if crying , as some of her friends there told her why they sell them headless.
What! At home, we love the head of the fish especially those big fishes, when it is cooked in a soupy recipe, we Filipinos call fish “sinigang”. Fish “sinigang” is a dish which is a bit sour & a bit salty soup made sour by the pounded raw tamarind fruit and lots of sliced tomatoes to give the soup a tangy and a bit sour taste.
Although now, you can just pour a small packet of instant tamarind powder into this kind of dish.
It’s actually a complete meal partnered with rice, because we also include the young leaves of sweet potato or bokchoy or water spinach.
My hubby, my father and father-in-law and I , loves sucking the eyes and the cheeks of the fish, when we eat fish “sinigang” at home. I know to some people this would seem yucky, but it isn’t, it’s delicious, I swear. Ha ha ha
Even when it is fried or in sweet and sour recipe, I would cut the head of the fish so I would be able to suck the succulent flesh from its cheeks.
And I know, most Filipinos loves eating the head of the fish.
Thus, Filipinos living abroad are said to always go to the Asian store to buy the heads of the fish chopped off for those fishes to be sold to foreigners and at supermarkets, to cook it into fish “sinigang”.
The other part, that I like too, is its tail, when the fish is fried crisply.
Of course, everyone loves the fish fillet, because it is already boneless.
Actually, for those who doesn’t like eating fish because they fear of accidentally getting the fish bone stuck on their throat when eating fish, the fish fillet is what they like to eat instead, to get the health benefit of eating fish.
So, what part of the fish, do you like eating?
Note: Picture of fish “sinigang” from google
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I wonder why other countries don't like selling their fish with the head. Is it true that because they don't want to see the eyes of the fish, as if it is crying?
I swear the head of a big fish is delicious especially the cheek part, where the flesh is so soft and yummy.
The broth of a big fish head can be so tasty when it's cooked in a soup with lots of tomatoes and onions and some veggies.
Even the head of a fish cooked in a sweet and sour fish becomes even more so yummy , because of the sauce.
Maybe you guys should try and see for yourself how delicious the head of a fish is.
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